produced by [kent] [fielden] 1 produced 2 by [blacky] [the] [crow] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [chapter] [i] [:] [blacky] [the] [crow] [makes] [a] [discovery] blacky the [crow] is always watching for things not intended for his sharp eyes . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 8 things 4 is 5 always 5 always 6 watching 5 always 8 things 6 watching 7 for 8 things 13 sharp 9 not 10 intended 10 intended 12 his 11 for 12 his 12 his 13 sharp 13 sharp 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 . the result is that he gets into no end of trouble which he could avoid . 1 the 2 result 1 the 8 no 2 result 4 that 3 is 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 gets 6 gets 7 into 8 no 13 he 9 end 10 of 10 of 11 trouble 11 trouble 12 which 12 which 13 he 13 he 14 could 14 could 15 avoid 15 avoid 16 . in this respect he is just like his cousin , [sammy] [jay] . 1 in 2 this 2 this 3 respect 2 this 5 is 3 respect 4 he 5 is 6 just 6 just 7 like 6 just 9 cousin 7 like 8 his 8 his 9 cousin 9 cousin 10 , 10 , 13 . between them they see a great deal with which they have no business and which it would be better for them not to see . 1 between 5 a 1 between 17 would 2 them 3 they 3 they 4 see 4 see 5 a 6 great 7 deal 7 deal 16 it 8 with 9 which 9 which 12 no 10 they 11 have 11 have 12 no 12 no 15 which 13 business 14 and 13 business 15 which 15 which 16 it 16 it 17 would 17 would 18 be 18 be 24 see 18 be 25 . 19 better 21 them 19 better 22 not 20 for 21 them 22 not 23 to 22 not 24 see 24 see 25 . you can believe just which you please , though [i] suspect that neither of them really knows . 1 you 3 believe 1 you 4 just 2 can 3 believe 4 just 5 which 4 just 7 please 5 which 6 you 6 you 7 please 7 please 16 really 8 , 9 though 9 though 11 suspect 9 though 13 neither 11 suspect 12 that 11 suspect 13 neither 13 neither 14 of 14 of 15 them 14 of 16 really 16 really 18 . 17 knows 18 . like the black imp he is , [blacky] flew over the tree-tops , his sharp eyes watching for something interesting below . 1 like 3 black 1 like 5 he 2 the 3 black 3 black 4 imp 5 he 6 is 6 is 7 , 7 , 12 tree-tops 9 flew 10 over 10 over 11 the 11 the 12 tree-tops 12 tree-tops 15 sharp 13 , 14 his 14 his 15 sharp 15 sharp 17 watching 15 sharp 20 interesting 16 eyes 17 watching 17 watching 19 something 18 for 19 something 20 interesting 21 below 20 interesting 22 . 21 below 22 . presently he saw ahead of him the old nest of [red-tail] . 1 presently 2 he 1 presently 4 ahead 2 he 3 saw 4 ahead 5 of 4 ahead 9 nest 5 of 6 him 7 the 8 old 8 old 9 nest 9 nest 10 of 10 of 12 . he knew all about that nest . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 all 2 knew 4 about 4 about 5 that 5 that 6 nest 6 nest 7 . he had visited it before when [red-tail] was away . 1 he 2 had 1 he 8 was 2 had 3 visited 3 visited 4 it 3 visited 5 before 5 before 6 when 8 was 9 away 9 away 10 . still it might be worth another visit . 1 still 4 be 2 it 3 might 3 might 4 be 4 be 5 worth 5 worth 6 another 6 another 7 visit 7 visit 8 . you never can tell what you may find in old houses . 1 you 3 can 2 never 3 can 3 can 7 may 4 tell 5 what 5 what 6 you 6 you 7 may 7 may 10 old 8 find 9 in 9 in 10 old 10 old 11 houses 11 houses 12 . but [blacky] learned ever so long ago that there is nothing like making sure that there is no danger . 1 but 12 like 3 learned 4 ever 4 ever 6 long 4 ever 9 there 5 so 6 long 6 long 7 ago 7 ago 8 that 9 there 10 is 10 is 11 nothing 11 nothing 12 like 12 like 20 . 13 making 20 . 14 sure 15 that 14 sure 18 no 15 that 17 is 16 there 17 is 18 no 19 danger 18 no 20 . so , instead of flying straight to that old nest , he first flew over the tree so that he could look down into it . 1 so 10 nest 1 so 17 tree 2 , 3 instead 3 instead 9 old 4 of 5 flying 5 flying 6 straight 6 straight 7 to 7 to 8 that 8 that 9 old 9 old 10 nest 10 nest 11 , 11 , 12 he 12 he 14 flew 13 first 14 flew 14 flew 15 over 15 over 16 the 17 tree 23 down 17 tree 24 into 18 so 19 that 19 that 20 he 20 he 21 could 21 could 22 look 21 could 23 down 24 into 25 it 25 it 26 . right away he saw something that made him gasp and blink his eyes . 1 right 3 he 2 away 3 he 3 he 5 something 4 saw 5 something 5 something 7 made 6 that 7 made 7 made 8 him 8 him 9 gasp 9 gasp 11 blink 10 and 11 blink 11 blink 14 . 12 his 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 . it was quite large and white , and it looked it looked very much indeed like an egg ! 1 it 4 large 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 large 4 large 6 white 5 and 6 white 6 white 14 much 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 9 it 13 very 10 looked 13 very 11 it 12 looked 11 it 13 very 13 very 14 much 14 much 15 indeed 14 much 18 egg 15 indeed 16 like 16 like 17 an 18 egg 19 ! do you wonder that [blacky] gasped and blinked ? 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 wonder 3 wonder 4 that 4 that 6 gasped 6 gasped 8 blinked 7 and 8 blinked 8 blinked 9 ? the idea of any one laying an egg at this time of year ! 1 the 2 idea 1 the 6 laying 2 idea 4 any 3 of 4 any 4 any 5 one 6 laying 7 an 7 an 8 egg 7 an 9 at 9 at 10 this 10 this 11 time 10 this 13 year 11 time 12 of 13 year 14 ! blacky flew over to a tall pine-tree to think it over . 1 blacky 2 flew 1 blacky 5 a 3 over 4 to 4 to 5 a 5 a 6 tall 6 tall 7 pine-tree 7 pine-tree 9 think 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 it 9 think 12 . 10 it 11 over 11 over 12 . " must be it was a little lump of snow , " thought he . 1 " 2 must 1 " 8 lump 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 a 6 a 7 little 8 lump 11 , 9 of 10 snow 10 snow 11 , 11 , 14 he 12 " 13 thought 13 thought 14 he 14 he 15 . " yet if ever [i] saw an egg , that looked like one . 1 " 2 yet 1 " 4 ever 2 yet 3 if 4 ever 6 saw 6 saw 8 egg 7 an 8 egg 8 egg 11 looked 9 , 10 that 10 that 11 looked 11 looked 12 like 12 like 13 one 13 one 14 . jumping grasshoppers , how good an egg would taste right now ! " 1 jumping 2 grasshoppers 2 grasshoppers 5 good 3 , 4 how 3 , 5 good 5 good 6 an 6 an 8 would 7 egg 8 would 8 would 9 taste 9 taste 10 right 9 taste 12 ! 10 right 11 now 12 ! 13 " you know [blacky] has a weakness for eggs . 1 you 2 know 2 know 4 has 4 has 5 a 4 has 6 weakness 6 weakness 7 for 6 weakness 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 . the more he thought about it , the hungrier he grew . 1 the 2 more 2 more 5 about 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 5 about 5 about 6 it 5 about 8 the 6 it 7 , 8 the 9 hungrier 9 hungrier 10 he 10 he 11 grew 11 grew 12 . several times he almost made up his mind to fly straight over there and make sure , but he didn't quite dare . 1 several 5 made 1 several 13 there 2 times 3 he 3 he 5 made 4 almost 5 made 6 up 8 mind 6 up 11 straight 7 his 8 mind 8 mind 9 to 9 to 10 fly 11 straight 12 over 11 straight 13 there 13 there 17 , 13 there 22 dare 14 and 15 make 14 and 16 sure 16 sure 17 , 18 but 19 he 19 he 20 didn't 20 didn't 21 quite 21 quite 22 dare 22 dare 23 . if it were an egg , it must belong to somebody , and perhaps it would be best to find out who . 1 if 9 belong 2 it 3 were 3 were 5 egg 4 an 5 egg 5 egg 6 , 5 egg 9 belong 6 , 7 it 7 it 8 must 9 belong 12 , 9 belong 22 who 10 to 11 somebody 11 somebody 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 perhaps 15 it 16 would 16 would 17 be 17 be 20 find 17 be 22 who 18 best 19 to 19 to 20 find 20 find 21 out 22 who 23 . suddenly [blacky] shook himself . 1 suddenly 3 shook 3 shook 4 himself 4 himself 5 . " [i] must be dreaming , " said he . 1 " 3 must 3 must 4 be 4 be 5 dreaming 5 dreaming 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 . " there couldn't , there just couldn't be an egg at this time of year , or in that old tumble-down nest ! 1 " 2 there 1 " 7 couldn't 2 there 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 6 just 4 , 5 there 4 , 6 just 7 couldn't 9 an 7 couldn't 12 this 8 be 9 an 9 an 10 egg 10 egg 11 at 12 this 22 nest 13 time 14 of 13 time 15 year 15 year 16 , 15 year 20 old 15 year 22 nest 16 , 17 or 18 in 19 that 18 in 20 old 20 old 21 tumble-down 22 nest 23 ! i 'll just fly away and forget it . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 3 just 4 fly 4 fly 5 away 5 away 6 and 5 away 9 . 6 and 7 forget 7 forget 8 it 9 . 10 " so he flew away , but he couldn't forget it . 1 so 2 he 1 so 3 flew 3 flew 7 he 4 away 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 he 7 he 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 forget 9 forget 10 it 10 it 11 . [chapter] [ii] [:] [blacky] [makes] [sure] " as true as ever [i] 've cawed a caw [that] was a new-laid egg [i] saw . " 1 " 5 ever 2 as 3 true 3 true 4 as 3 true 5 ever 5 ever 10 caw 7 've 8 cawed 8 cawed 9 a 9 a 10 caw 10 caw 14 new-laid 12 was 13 a 12 was 14 new-laid 14 new-laid 17 saw 15 egg 17 saw 17 saw 18 . 18 . 19 " " oh nothing , [cousin] , nothing at all , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 3 nothing 2 oh 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 , 3 nothing 6 , 6 , 11 " 7 nothing 8 at 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 14 . " [i] was just talking foolishness to myself . " 1 " 4 just 3 was 4 just 4 just 5 talking 5 talking 6 foolishness 6 foolishness 7 to 7 to 8 myself 8 myself 9 . 9 . 10 " sammy looked at him sharply . 1 sammy 2 looked 2 looked 3 at 3 at 4 him 4 him 5 sharply 5 sharply 6 . " you aren't feeling sick , are you , [cousin] [blacky] ? " he asked . 1 " 2 you 1 " 5 sick 2 you 3 aren't 2 you 4 feeling 5 sick 6 , 5 sick 8 you 6 , 7 are 8 you 9 , 8 you 12 ? 12 ? 13 " 13 " 15 asked 14 he 15 asked 15 asked 16 . " must be something the matter [with] you when you begin talking about new-laid eggs , when everything 's covered with snow and ice . 1 " 2 must 1 " 6 matter 2 must 3 be 2 must 4 something 4 something 5 the 6 matter 12 talking 8 you 11 begin 9 when 10 you 10 you 11 begin 11 begin 12 talking 12 talking 16 , 13 about 14 new-laid 13 about 15 eggs 15 eggs 16 , 16 , 23 and 17 when 20 covered 18 everything 19 's 18 everything 20 covered 20 covered 22 snow 21 with 22 snow 22 snow 23 and 23 and 24 ice 24 ice 25 . foolishness is no name for it . 1 foolishness 2 is 2 is 3 no 3 no 4 name 4 name 5 for 5 for 6 it 6 it 7 . whoever heard of such a thing as a new-laid egg this time of year . " 1 whoever 8 a 2 heard 5 a 2 heard 8 a 3 of 4 such 4 such 5 a 5 a 6 thing 6 thing 7 as 8 a 12 time 9 new-laid 10 egg 10 egg 11 this 11 this 12 time 12 time 14 year 13 of 14 year 14 year 15 . 15 . 16 " " nobody , [i] guess , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 2 nobody 1 " 3 , 3 , 5 guess 5 guess 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 7 " 10 . " [i] told you [i] was just talking foolishness . 1 " 4 you 3 told 4 you 4 you 6 was 6 was 7 just 7 just 9 foolishness 8 talking 9 foolishness 9 foolishness 10 . you see , [i] 'm so hungry that [i] just got to thinking what [i] 'd have if [i] could have anything [i] wanted . 1 you 2 see 1 you 7 hungry 2 see 3 , 2 see 5 'm 5 'm 6 so 7 hungry 14 what 8 that 10 just 10 just 11 got 11 got 12 to 11 got 14 what 12 to 13 thinking 14 what 20 could 16 'd 17 have 17 have 18 if 17 have 20 could 20 could 22 anything 21 have 22 anything 22 anything 25 . 24 wanted 25 . i guess [i] must have said something about it . " 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 4 must 4 must 5 have 5 have 6 said 5 have 7 something 7 something 8 about 8 about 9 it 8 about 10 . 10 . 11 " " [i] guess you must have . 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 4 you 4 you 5 must 5 must 6 have 6 have 7 . it isn't egg time yet , and it won't be for a long time . 1 it 2 isn't 1 it 3 egg 3 egg 5 yet 3 egg 13 long 4 time 5 yet 5 yet 9 won't 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 it 8 it 9 won't 9 won't 10 be 10 be 12 a 11 for 12 a 13 long 15 . 14 time 15 . take my advice and just forget about impossible things . 1 take 5 just 2 my 3 advice 3 advice 4 and 4 and 5 just 5 just 6 forget 6 forget 7 about 7 about 8 impossible 8 impossible 10 . 9 things 10 . i 'm going over to [farmer] [brown] 's corncrib . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 going 3 going 4 over 4 over 5 to 5 to 10 . 8 's 9 corncrib 9 corncrib 10 . corn may not be as good as eggs , but it is very good and very filling . 1 corn 2 may 1 corn 14 good 2 may 4 be 2 may 13 very 3 not 4 be 5 as 6 good 6 good 7 as 6 good 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 , 9 , 10 but 9 , 13 very 10 but 11 it 11 it 12 is 13 very 14 good 14 good 17 filling 15 and 16 very 16 very 17 filling 17 filling 18 . better come along , " said [sammy] . 1 better 2 come 2 come 3 along 3 along 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 . " not this morning , thank you . 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 this 3 this 4 morning 4 morning 5 , 5 , 6 thank 6 thank 7 you 7 you 8 . some other time , perhaps , " replied [blacky] . 1 some 3 time 2 other 3 time 3 time 4 , 4 , 5 perhaps 4 , 7 " 5 perhaps 6 , 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . he watched [sammy] disappear through the trees . 1 he 2 watched 2 watched 4 disappear 4 disappear 6 the 5 through 6 the 6 the 7 trees 7 trees 8 . then he flew to the top of the tallest pine-tree to make sure that no one was about . 1 then 4 to 1 then 6 top 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 4 to 5 the 6 top 6 top 13 sure 7 of 8 the 7 of 9 tallest 9 tallest 10 pine-tree 10 pine-tree 11 to 11 to 12 make 11 to 13 sure 13 sure 15 no 14 that 15 no 15 no 18 about 16 one 17 was 17 was 18 about 18 about 19 . " [i] 'm foolish . 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 4 foolish 4 foolish 5 . i know [i] 'm foolish , " he muttered . 1 i 2 know 2 know 8 he 4 'm 5 foolish 5 foolish 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 muttered 9 muttered 10 . " but [i] 've just got to have another look in that old nest of [redtail] the [hawk] . 1 " 2 but 2 but 6 got 4 've 5 just 4 've 6 got 6 got 14 nest 7 to 8 have 7 to 10 look 8 have 9 another 10 look 11 in 11 in 12 that 12 that 13 old 13 old 14 nest 14 nest 15 of 15 of 17 the 17 the 19 . it won't do any harm to have another look , anyway . " 1 it 2 won't 2 won't 5 harm 3 do 4 any 4 any 5 harm 5 harm 6 to 6 to 9 look 7 have 8 another 8 another 9 look 9 look 11 anyway 10 , 11 anyway 11 anyway 12 . 12 . 13 " as he passed over the top of the tree , he looked down eagerly . 1 as 2 he 1 as 9 tree 3 passed 5 the 4 over 5 the 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 tree 9 tree 12 looked 9 tree 14 eagerly 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 looked 12 looked 14 eagerly 13 down 14 eagerly 14 eagerly 15 . the day before there had been but one ; now there were two . 1 the 2 day 2 day 3 before 3 before 4 there 4 there 6 been 5 had 6 been 6 been 11 there 7 but 8 one 7 but 10 now 7 but 11 there 9 ; 10 now 11 there 12 were 12 were 13 two 13 two 14 . that settled it in [blacky] 's mind ; they were eggs ! 1 that 2 settled 2 settled 3 it 3 it 4 in 3 it 6 's 6 's 7 mind 7 mind 12 ! 8 ; 9 they 9 they 10 were 10 were 11 eggs 11 eggs 12 ! they couldn't be anything else . 1 they 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 be 3 be 4 anything 4 anything 5 else 5 else 6 . blacky kept right on flying . 1 blacky 2 kept 2 kept 3 right 2 kept 5 flying 3 right 4 on 5 flying 6 . somehow he didn't dare stop just then . 1 somehow 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 5 stop 4 dare 5 stop 5 stop 6 just 6 just 7 then 7 then 8 . he was too much excited by what he had discovered to think clearly . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 5 excited 4 much 5 excited 5 excited 10 discovered 6 by 7 what 7 what 8 he 8 he 9 had 9 had 10 discovered 10 discovered 11 to 11 to 12 think 11 to 14 . 12 think 13 clearly he had got to have time to get his wits together . 1 he 2 had 1 he 6 time 2 had 3 got 3 got 4 to 4 to 5 have 6 time 7 to 7 to 8 get 8 get 11 together 9 his 11 together 10 wits 11 together 11 together 12 . whoever had laid those eggs was big and strong . 1 whoever 2 had 1 whoever 3 laid 3 laid 7 big 4 those 5 eggs 5 eggs 6 was 6 was 7 big 7 big 8 and 8 and 10 . 9 strong 10 . he felt sure of that . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 of 4 of 5 that 5 that 6 . he must first find out whose they were ; then he would know better what to do . 1 he 2 must 1 he 5 out 2 must 3 first 2 must 4 find 5 out 6 whose 6 whose 7 they 7 they 8 were 7 they 14 better 9 ; 10 then 10 then 11 he 11 he 12 would 11 he 13 know 13 know 14 better 14 better 15 what 15 what 18 . 16 to 17 do 16 to 18 . he felt sure that no one else knew about them , and he knew that they couldn't run away . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 5 no 1 he 8 knew 2 felt 3 sure 2 felt 5 no 3 sure 4 that 5 no 7 else 6 one 7 else 8 knew 12 and 9 about 10 them 10 them 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 18 run 13 he 14 knew 13 he 17 couldn't 14 knew 15 that 14 knew 16 they 15 that 16 they 17 couldn't 18 run 18 run 20 . 19 away 20 . so [he] kept right on flying until he reached a certain tall pine-tree where he could sit and think without being disturbed . 1 so 3 kept 1 so 4 right 4 right 14 where 5 on 7 until 6 flying 7 until 7 until 9 reached 8 he 9 reached 9 reached 10 a 9 reached 11 certain 11 certain 12 tall 11 certain 14 where 12 tall 13 pine-tree 14 where 19 think 15 he 16 could 16 could 17 sit 16 could 19 think 17 sit 18 and 19 think 21 being 20 without 21 being 21 being 23 . 22 disturbed 23 . " eggs ! " he muttered . 1 " 2 eggs 2 eggs 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 he 5 he 6 muttered 6 muttered 7 . " real eggs ! 1 " 2 real 2 real 3 eggs 3 eggs 4 ! now who under the sun can have moved into [redtail] 's old house ? 1 now 4 the 2 who 3 under 3 under 4 the 4 the 5 sun 5 sun 9 into 6 can 7 have 7 have 8 moved 8 moved 9 into 9 into 13 house 11 's 12 old 12 old 13 house 13 house 14 ? and what can they mean by laying eggs before [mistress] [spring] has even sent word that she has started ? 1 and 2 what 1 and 4 they 2 what 3 can 4 they 8 eggs 5 mean 7 laying 5 mean 8 eggs 6 by 7 laying 8 eggs 16 that 9 before 12 has 12 has 13 even 12 has 16 that 13 even 14 sent 14 sent 15 word 16 that 17 she 17 she 19 started 18 has 19 started 19 started 20 ? it 's too much for me . 1 it 2 's 2 's 3 too 3 too 4 much 4 much 5 for 5 for 6 me 6 me 7 . it certainly is too much for me . " 1 it 2 certainly 2 certainly 4 too 3 is 4 too 4 too 5 much 5 much 7 me 5 much 8 . 6 for 7 me 8 . 9 " [chapter] [iii] [:] [blacky] [finds] [out] [who] [owns] [the] [eggs] two big white eggs in a tumbledown nest , and snow and ice everywhere ! 1 two 5 in 1 two 9 , 2 big 3 white 2 big 4 eggs 4 eggs 5 in 5 in 6 a 7 tumbledown 8 nest 8 nest 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 ice 11 snow 12 and 11 snow 13 ice 13 ice 14 everywhere 14 everywhere 15 ! did ever anybody hear of such a thing before ? 1 did 3 anybody 2 ever 3 anybody 3 anybody 4 hear 4 hear 5 of 5 of 7 a 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 thing 8 thing 9 before 9 before 10 ? " wouldn't believe it , if [i] hadn't seen it with my own eyes , " muttered [blacky] the [crow] . 1 " 2 wouldn't 1 " 3 believe 1 " 6 if 3 believe 4 it 4 it 5 , 6 if 10 it 8 hadn't 9 seen 9 seen 10 it 10 it 13 own 11 with 12 my 12 my 13 own 13 own 17 muttered 14 eyes 15 , 15 , 16 " 15 , 17 muttered 17 muttered 21 . 19 the 21 . " have to believe them . 1 " 2 have 2 have 3 to 3 to 4 believe 4 believe 5 them 5 them 6 . if [i] can't believe them , it 's of no use to try to believe anything in this world . 1 if 4 believe 1 if 7 it 3 can't 4 believe 5 them 6 , 6 , 7 it 7 it 8 's 8 's 11 use 9 of 10 no 10 no 11 use 11 use 13 try 12 to 13 try 13 try 16 anything 14 to 15 believe 15 believe 16 anything 16 anything 19 world 17 in 18 this 18 this 19 world 19 world 20 . as sure as [i] sit here , that old nest has two eggs in it . 1 as 2 sure 2 sure 3 as 2 sure 5 sit 5 sit 7 , 5 sit 9 old 6 here 7 , 8 that 9 old 9 old 10 nest 10 nest 13 eggs 11 has 13 eggs 12 two 13 eggs 13 eggs 14 in 14 in 15 it 15 it 16 . whoever laid them must be crazy to start housekeeping at this time of year . 1 whoever 5 be 1 whoever 6 crazy 1 whoever 9 housekeeping 2 laid 3 them 2 laid 4 must 4 must 5 be 6 crazy 7 to 7 to 8 start 9 housekeeping 13 of 10 at 11 this 11 this 12 time 12 time 13 of 13 of 14 year 14 year 15 . i must find out whose eggs they are and then " 1 i 2 must 1 i 3 find 3 find 5 whose 3 find 11 " 4 out 5 whose 5 whose 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 they 6 eggs 10 then 7 they 8 are 9 and 10 then to have seen him , you would never have guessed that he was looking for anything in particular . 1 to 2 have 1 to 3 seen 3 seen 7 would 4 him 5 , 4 him 6 you 6 you 7 would 7 would 16 anything 8 never 9 have 9 have 10 guessed 10 guessed 11 that 11 that 13 was 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 looking 14 looking 15 for 14 looking 16 anything 16 anything 18 particular 17 in 18 particular 18 particular 19 . he seemed to be just flying over on his way to some distant place . 1 he 2 seemed 1 he 4 be 2 seemed 3 to 4 be 7 over 5 just 6 flying 5 just 7 over 7 over 11 to 8 on 9 his 9 his 10 way 10 way 11 to 11 to 12 some 12 some 14 place 13 distant 14 place 14 place 15 . blacky 's heart beat fast with excitement as he drew near that old tumble-down nest . 1 blacky 3 heart 2 's 3 heart 3 heart 7 excitement 4 beat 5 fast 5 fast 6 with 6 with 7 excitement 7 excitement 13 old 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 drew 10 drew 11 near 11 near 12 that 11 near 13 old 13 old 15 nest 14 tumble-down 15 nest 15 nest 16 . would those two big white eggs be there ? 1 would 2 those 1 would 3 two 3 two 4 big 3 two 5 white 4 big 5 white 5 white 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 be 7 be 8 there 8 there 9 ? perhaps there would be three ! 1 perhaps 2 there 2 there 3 would 3 would 4 be 4 be 5 three 5 three 6 ! the very thought made him flap his wings a little faster . 1 the 2 very 1 the 3 thought 3 thought 8 wings 4 made 5 him 4 made 6 flap 6 flap 7 his 6 flap 8 wings 8 wings 9 a 9 a 10 little 10 little 11 faster 10 little 12 . a [few] more wing strokes and he would be right over the tree . 1 a 4 wing 3 more 4 wing 4 wing 6 and 4 wing 9 be 5 strokes 6 and 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 be 9 be 14 . 10 right 11 over 11 over 12 the 11 over 13 tree 13 tree 14 . how he did hope to see those eggs ! 1 how 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 6 see 4 hope 5 to 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 those 7 those 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 ! he could almost see into the nest now . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 almost 2 could 4 see 4 see 6 the 5 into 6 the 6 the 7 nest 7 nest 8 now 8 now 9 . one stroke ! 1 one 2 stroke 2 stroke 3 ! two strokes ! 1 two 2 strokes 2 strokes 3 ! three strokes ! 1 three 2 strokes 2 strokes 3 ! blacky bit his tongue to keep from giving a sharp caw of disappointment and surprise . 1 blacky 2 bit 2 bit 6 keep 3 his 4 tongue 4 tongue 5 to 5 to 6 keep 6 keep 7 from 7 from 11 caw 8 giving 9 a 9 a 10 sharp 9 a 11 caw 11 caw 16 . 12 of 13 disappointment 13 disappointment 16 . 14 and 15 surprise 14 and 16 . there were no eggs to be seen . 1 there 2 were 1 there 3 no 3 no 4 eggs 4 eggs 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 seen 7 seen 8 . no , [sir] , there wasn't a sign of eggs in that old nest . 1 no 2 , 1 no 7 a 4 , 5 there 5 there 6 wasn't 6 wasn't 7 a 7 a 8 sign 8 sign 9 of 8 sign 13 old 9 of 10 eggs 11 in 12 that 12 that 13 old 13 old 14 nest 14 nest 15 . there wasn't because why , do you think ? 1 there 2 wasn't 1 there 4 why 2 wasn't 3 because 4 why 5 , 5 , 6 do 6 do 7 you 7 you 8 think 8 think 9 ? blacky didn't turn to come back as he had planned . 1 blacky 2 didn't 1 blacky 3 turn 2 didn't 3 turn 3 turn 4 to 4 to 5 come 5 come 7 as 6 back 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 had 8 he 10 planned 10 planned 11 . he kept right on , just as if he hadn't seen anything , and as he flew he shivered a little . 1 he 6 just 2 kept 3 right 2 kept 6 just 3 right 4 on 3 right 5 , 6 just 12 anything 7 as 8 if 8 if 9 he 8 if 12 anything 9 he 10 hadn't 9 he 11 seen 10 hadn't 11 seen 12 anything 13 , 12 anything 22 . 13 , 14 and 13 , 19 shivered 14 and 18 he 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 flew 17 flew 18 he 20 a 21 little 20 a 22 . " [i] 'm thankful [i] knew enough to leave them alone , " said he . 1 " 4 thankful 3 'm 4 thankful 4 thankful 6 knew 6 knew 7 enough 7 enough 8 to 7 enough 11 alone 8 to 9 leave 9 leave 10 them 11 alone 16 . 12 , 13 " 13 " 16 . 14 said 15 he 15 he 16 . " [funny] [i] never once guessed whose eggs they are . 1 " 4 never 4 never 6 guessed 5 once 6 guessed 6 guessed 8 eggs 7 whose 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 they 9 they 10 are 10 are 11 . i might have known that no one but [hooty] the [horned] [owl] would think of nesting at this time of year . 1 i 3 have 1 i 13 would 2 might 3 have 3 have 4 known 4 known 5 that 5 that 6 no 6 no 7 one 8 but 10 the 8 but 13 would 13 would 14 think 14 think 15 of 14 think 20 of 16 nesting 18 this 17 at 18 this 18 this 19 time 19 time 20 of 20 of 21 year 21 year 22 . and that was [mrs] [hooty] [i] saw on the nest just now . 1 and 2 that 1 and 7 saw 2 that 3 was 7 saw 8 on 8 on 9 the 8 on 10 nest 9 the 10 nest 10 nest 11 just 11 just 12 now 11 just 13 . my , but she 's big ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 but 3 but 4 she 4 she 5 's 5 's 6 big 6 big 7 ! she 's bigger than [hooty] himself ! 1 she 2 's 2 's 3 bigger 3 bigger 4 than 4 than 6 himself 6 himself 7 ! yes , [sir] , it 's a lucky thing [i] didn't try to get those eggs yesterday . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 it 1 yes 11 didn't 4 , 5 it 6 's 7 a 7 a 8 lucky 7 a 9 thing 9 thing 11 didn't 11 didn't 12 try 12 try 14 get 12 try 16 eggs 13 to 14 get 15 those 16 eggs 16 eggs 17 yesterday 17 yesterday 18 . blacky , [blacky] , the sooner you forget those eggs the better . " 1 blacky 2 , 1 blacky 6 sooner 4 , 5 the 5 the 6 sooner 6 sooner 8 forget 7 you 8 forget 8 forget 9 those 9 those 10 eggs 10 eggs 12 better 10 eggs 13 . 11 the 12 better 13 . 14 " some things are best forgotten [as] soon as they are learned . 1 some 3 are 2 things 3 are 3 are 5 forgotten 4 best 5 forgotten 5 forgotten 7 soon 7 soon 8 as 8 as 9 they 9 they 12 . 10 are 11 learned 10 are 12 . who never plays with fire [will] surely not get burned . 1 who 3 plays 1 who 4 with 2 never 3 plays 4 with 5 fire 5 fire 7 surely 7 surely 9 get 8 not 9 get 9 get 10 burned 10 burned 11 . [chapter] [iv] [:] [the] [cunning] [of] [blacky] he would forget that he ever had seen them , and he would stay away from that corner of the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 would 1 he 6 ever 3 forget 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 ever 6 ever 8 seen 7 had 8 seen 8 seen 18 corner 9 them 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 would 13 would 14 stay 14 stay 15 away 14 stay 17 that 15 away 16 from 17 that 18 corner 18 corner 19 of 19 of 20 the 19 of 23 . that was a very wise resolution . 1 that 2 was 1 that 3 a 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 wise 5 wise 6 resolution 6 resolution 7 . she is bigger than [hooty] and certainly quite as much to be feared by the little people . 1 she 2 is 1 she 10 much 2 is 3 bigger 2 is 4 than 6 and 7 certainly 6 and 10 much 7 certainly 8 quite 8 quite 9 as 10 much 11 to 11 to 12 be 11 to 18 . 12 be 13 feared 13 feared 14 by 14 by 15 the 15 the 16 little 16 little 17 people all this [blacky] knows . 1 all 2 this 2 this 4 knows 4 knows 5 . no one knows it better . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 knows 3 knows 4 it 3 knows 5 better 5 better 6 . and [blacky] is not one to poke his head into trouble with his eyes open . 1 and 16 . 3 is 4 not 4 not 5 one 4 not 11 trouble 6 to 7 poke 7 poke 9 head 8 his 9 head 9 head 10 into 10 into 11 trouble 11 trouble 15 open 12 with 13 his 13 his 14 eyes 14 eyes 15 open 15 open 16 . so he very wisely resolved to forget all about those eggs . 1 so 4 wisely 2 he 3 very 3 very 4 wisely 4 wisely 5 resolved 4 wisely 7 forget 5 resolved 6 to 7 forget 9 about 8 all 9 about 9 about 11 eggs 10 those 11 eggs 11 eggs 12 . now it is one thing to make a resolution and quite another thing to live up to it , as you [all] know . 1 now 3 is 1 now 11 quite 2 it 3 is 3 is 8 a 4 one 5 thing 4 one 7 make 5 thing 6 to 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 a 9 resolution 10 and 9 resolution 11 quite 11 quite 14 to 11 quite 15 live 11 quite 17 to 12 another 13 thing 13 thing 14 to 14 to 15 live 15 live 16 up 17 to 23 know 18 it 19 , 19 , 20 as 20 as 21 you 21 you 23 know 23 know 24 . it was easy enough to say that he would forget , but not at all easy to forget . 1 it 9 would 2 was 4 enough 3 easy 4 enough 4 enough 5 to 5 to 6 say 6 say 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 would 9 would 13 not 10 forget 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 not 13 not 16 easy 14 at 15 all 15 all 16 easy 16 easy 17 to 17 to 18 forget 17 to 19 . he just couldn't seem to forget them . 1 he 2 just 2 just 4 seem 3 couldn't 4 seem 4 seem 5 to 5 to 6 forget 5 to 7 them 7 them 8 . after a little , he didn't try . 1 after 2 a 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 try 7 try 8 . now [blacky] the [crow] is very , very cunning . 1 now 3 the 3 the 9 cunning 5 is 6 very 6 very 7 , 7 , 8 very 8 very 9 cunning 9 cunning 10 . he is one of the smartest of all the little people who fly . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 the 4 of 9 the 5 the 6 smartest 6 smartest 7 of 7 of 8 all 9 the 10 little 9 the 12 who 10 little 11 people 12 who 14 . 13 fly 14 . no one can get into more mischief and still keep out of trouble than can [blacky] the [crow] . 1 no 5 into 1 no 11 out 2 one 3 can 2 one 4 get 4 get 5 into 6 more 7 mischief 6 more 9 still 6 more 10 keep 7 mischief 8 and 7 mischief 9 still 10 keep 11 out 11 out 14 than 12 of 13 trouble 13 trouble 14 than 14 than 15 can 15 can 19 . 17 the 19 . that is because he uses the wits in that black head of his . 1 that 2 is 1 that 4 he 2 is 3 because 4 he 5 uses 4 he 7 wits 5 uses 6 the 7 wits 8 in 8 in 9 that 9 that 10 black 10 black 11 head 11 head 12 of 11 head 14 . 12 of 13 his 12 of 14 . in fact [,] some people are unkind enough to say that he spends all his spare time in planning mischief . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 4 some 4 some 5 people 4 some 7 unkind 5 people 6 are 7 unkind 9 to 7 unkind 13 spends 8 enough 9 to 9 to 10 say 10 say 11 that 11 that 12 he 13 spends 21 . 14 all 15 his 15 his 20 mischief 16 spare 19 planning 17 time 18 in 17 time 19 planning 19 planning 20 mischief 20 mischief 21 . that won't do at all , because [i] want them myself . 1 that 2 won't 1 that 7 because 2 won't 3 do 3 do 4 at 4 at 5 all 5 all 6 , 7 because 9 want 9 want 10 them 10 them 11 myself 11 myself 12 . i found them , and [i] ought to have them . " 1 i 2 found 2 found 3 them 3 them 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 7 ought 7 ought 8 to 7 ought 11 . 8 to 9 have 9 have 10 them 11 . 12 " he quite forgot or overlooked the fact that those eggs really belonged to [hooty] and [mrs] [hooty] and to no one else . 1 he 3 forgot 1 he 5 overlooked 2 quite 3 forgot 4 or 5 overlooked 5 overlooked 9 those 6 the 7 fact 7 fact 8 that 7 fact 9 those 9 those 10 eggs 10 eggs 11 really 10 eggs 15 and 10 eggs 20 no 11 really 12 belonged 12 belonged 13 to 18 and 19 to 19 to 20 no 20 no 22 else 21 one 22 else 22 else 23 . " now let me see , what can [i] do ? " 1 " 2 now 2 now 4 me 3 let 4 me 4 me 5 see 5 see 8 can 6 , 7 what 6 , 8 can 8 can 10 do 10 do 11 ? 11 ? 12 " he thought and he thought and he thought and he thought , and little by little a plan worked out in his little black head . 1 he 19 worked 2 thought 4 he 3 and 4 he 4 he 5 thought 5 thought 7 he 5 thought 17 a 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 thought 8 thought 11 thought 8 thought 14 little 9 and 10 he 9 and 11 thought 11 thought 12 , 12 , 13 and 14 little 15 by 15 by 16 little 17 a 18 plan 17 a 19 worked 19 worked 26 . 20 out 21 in 20 out 26 . 22 his 23 little 22 his 24 black 24 black 25 head 24 black 26 . then he chuckled . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . he chuckled right out loud , then hurriedly looked around to see if any one had heard him . 1 he 9 looked 1 he 14 any 2 chuckled 3 right 3 right 4 out 3 right 5 loud 5 loud 6 , 5 loud 7 then 5 loud 8 hurriedly 8 hurriedly 9 looked 10 around 11 to 10 around 14 any 11 to 12 see 11 to 13 if 14 any 18 him 15 one 16 had 16 had 17 heard 17 heard 18 him 18 him 19 . no one had , so he chuckled again . 1 no 2 one 1 no 4 , 2 one 3 had 4 , 5 so 5 so 6 he 6 he 7 chuckled 7 chuckled 8 again 8 again 9 . then he cocked his head on the other side and did the same thing . 1 then 2 he 1 then 5 head 3 cocked 4 his 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 on 6 on 7 the 7 the 9 side 8 other 9 side 9 side 11 did 10 and 11 did 11 did 13 same 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 thing 14 thing 15 . " it 's all right , " said he at last . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 5 right 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 8 said 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 9 he 12 . 10 at 11 last 11 last 12 . " it 'll give my relatives a lot of fun , and of course [they] will be very grateful to me for that . 1 " 2 it 1 " 6 relatives 3 'll 4 give 4 give 5 my 4 give 6 relatives 6 relatives 11 , 7 a 10 fun 8 lot 9 of 9 of 10 fun 10 fun 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 16 will 13 of 14 course 14 course 16 will 16 will 18 very 17 be 18 very 18 very 21 me 19 grateful 20 to 20 to 21 me 21 me 22 for 22 for 23 that 23 that 24 . it won't hurt [hooty] or [mrs] [hooty] a bit , but it will make them very angry . 1 it 2 won't 2 won't 13 will 3 hurt 5 or 5 or 8 a 8 a 9 bit 9 bit 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 it 12 it 13 will 13 will 16 very 14 make 15 them 15 them 16 very 16 very 17 angry 17 angry 18 . they [have] very short tempers , and people with short tempers usually forget everything else when they are angry . 1 they 3 very 3 very 5 tempers 3 very 10 short 4 short 5 tempers 5 tempers 6 , 5 tempers 8 people 6 , 7 and 8 people 9 with 10 short 13 forget 10 short 16 when 11 tempers 12 usually 12 usually 13 forget 13 forget 15 else 14 everything 15 else 16 when 20 . 17 they 18 are 18 are 19 angry 19 angry 20 . then [i] 'll slip in and get one and perhaps both of them . 1 then 7 get 3 'll 4 slip 4 slip 5 in 4 slip 6 and 6 and 7 get 7 get 8 one 8 one 12 of 9 and 10 perhaps 10 perhaps 11 both 11 both 12 of 12 of 13 them 13 them 14 . without [knowing] that they are doing anything of the kind , my friends and relatives will help me to get a good meal . 1 without 3 that 3 that 4 they 3 that 6 doing 5 are 6 doing 6 doing 10 kind 7 anything 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 kind 10 kind 19 to 11 , 12 my 12 my 13 friends 13 friends 14 and 13 friends 17 help 14 and 15 relatives 15 relatives 16 will 17 help 18 me 17 help 19 to 19 to 24 . 20 get 21 a 21 a 22 good 21 a 24 . 22 good 23 meal my , how good those eggs will taste ! " 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 4 good 4 good 5 those 4 good 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 will 7 will 8 taste 8 taste 9 ! 9 ! 10 " [chapter] [v] [:] [blacky] [calls] [his] [friends] when [blacky] cries " caw , caw , caw , caw ! " 1 when 3 cries 3 cries 7 caw 4 " 5 caw 5 caw 6 , 6 , 7 caw 7 caw 8 , 8 , 9 caw 9 caw 11 caw 10 , 11 caw 11 caw 12 ! 12 ! 13 " as if he 'd dislocate his jaw , [his] relatives all hasten where [he] waits them with a crafty air . 1 as 3 he 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 'd 4 'd 5 dislocate 5 dislocate 7 jaw 6 his 7 jaw 7 jaw 8 , 7 jaw 12 hasten 10 relatives 11 all 10 relatives 12 hasten 12 hasten 15 waits 12 hasten 19 crafty 13 where 15 waits 16 them 17 with 17 with 18 a 18 a 19 crafty 19 crafty 21 . 20 air 21 . they know that there is mischief afoot , and the [crow] family is always ready for mischief . 1 they 2 know 1 they 4 there 2 know 3 that 4 there 10 the 4 there 15 ready 5 is 6 mischief 6 mischief 7 afoot 7 afoot 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 12 family 13 is 13 is 14 always 14 always 15 ready 15 ready 16 for 15 ready 17 mischief 17 mischief 18 . blacky chuckled as he saw them coming . 1 blacky 2 chuckled 1 blacky 5 saw 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 6 them 6 them 7 coming 7 coming 8 . " come on ! 1 " 2 come 2 come 3 on 3 on 4 ! come on ! 1 come 2 on 2 on 3 ! caw , caw , caw ! 1 caw 2 , 2 , 3 caw 3 caw 4 , 3 caw 5 caw 5 caw 6 ! hurry up and flap your wings faster . 1 hurry 2 up 1 hurry 3 and 3 and 4 flap 4 flap 6 wings 5 your 6 wings 6 wings 7 faster 7 faster 8 . i know where [hooty] the [owl] is , and we 'll have no end of fun with him , " he cried . 1 i 2 know 1 i 12 have 1 i 23 . 2 know 3 where 3 where 5 the 7 is 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 we 10 we 11 'll 11 'll 12 have 12 have 13 no 12 have 14 end 14 end 16 fun 15 of 16 fun 16 fun 18 him 17 with 18 him 18 him 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 he 21 he 22 cried " [caw] , caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " shouted all his relatives in great glee . 1 " 3 , 1 " 13 ! 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 5 , 4 caw 6 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 8 caw 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 9 , 9 , 10 caw 10 caw 12 caw 11 , 12 caw 12 caw 13 ! 13 ! 14 " 14 " 15 shouted 15 shouted 16 all 15 shouted 20 great 17 his 18 relatives 18 relatives 19 in 19 in 20 great 20 great 21 glee 21 glee 22 . " where is he ? 1 " 2 where 2 where 3 is 3 is 4 he 3 is 5 ? lead us to him . 1 lead 2 us 2 us 3 to 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 . we 'll drive him out of the [green] [forest] ! " 1 we 2 'll 2 'll 3 drive 3 drive 4 him 4 him 5 out 4 him 10 ! 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 the 10 ! 11 " blacky had taken pains to slip over early that morning and make sure just where he was . 1 blacky 5 to 2 had 3 taken 3 taken 4 pains 4 pains 5 to 5 to 14 just 6 slip 7 over 6 slip 11 and 7 over 8 early 8 early 9 that 9 that 10 morning 11 and 12 make 12 make 13 sure 12 make 14 just 14 just 15 where 15 where 18 . 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 . he had discovered [hooty] fast asleep , and he knew that he would remain right where he was until dark . 1 he 14 remain 2 had 3 discovered 3 discovered 5 fast 3 discovered 6 asleep 6 asleep 9 he 6 asleep 10 knew 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 10 knew 13 would 10 knew 14 remain 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 would 14 remain 15 right 15 right 16 where 15 right 21 . 16 where 17 he 17 he 18 was 19 until 20 dark 20 dark 21 . jolly , round , bright [mr] [sun] was shining his very brightest , and the white snow on the ground made it seem brighter still . 1 jolly 2 , 1 jolly 4 , 1 jolly 5 bright 3 round 4 , 5 bright 8 was 5 bright 11 very 9 shining 10 his 9 shining 11 very 11 very 16 white 12 brightest 14 and 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 the 15 the 16 white 16 white 21 made 17 snow 18 on 18 on 19 the 19 the 20 ground 20 ground 21 made 21 made 24 brighter 22 it 23 seem 22 it 24 brighter 24 brighter 25 still 24 brighter 26 . 25 still 26 . even [blacky] had to blink , and he knew that poor [hooty] would find it harder still . 1 even 3 had 1 even 11 poor 3 had 5 blink 4 to 5 blink 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 knew 9 knew 10 that 9 knew 11 poor 11 poor 13 would 13 would 16 harder 14 find 15 it 14 find 16 harder 16 harder 17 still 17 still 18 . but one thing [blacky] was very careful not to even hint of , and that was that [mrs] . hooty was right close at hand . 1 but 6 very 1 but 10 even 2 one 3 thing 3 thing 5 was 5 was 6 very 6 very 7 careful 7 careful 8 not 8 not 9 to 10 even 11 hint 10 even 13 , 11 hint 12 of 13 , 14 and 13 , 19 . 14 and 15 that 16 was 17 that 16 was 19 . 19 . 22 right 20 hooty 21 was 21 was 22 right 22 right 25 hand 23 close 24 at 23 close 25 hand 25 hand 26 . mrs [hooty] is bigger and even more fierce than [hooty] , and [blacky] didn't want to frighten any of the more timid of his relatives . 1 mrs 3 is 3 is 7 more 4 bigger 5 and 5 and 6 even 6 even 7 more 7 more 8 fierce 8 fierce 19 of 9 than 12 and 9 than 17 frighten 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 want 15 want 16 to 17 frighten 18 any 17 frighten 19 of 19 of 20 the 20 the 21 more 20 the 22 timid 22 timid 23 of 22 timid 24 his 24 his 25 relatives 25 relatives 26 . of course , he had heard the noisy crew coming , and he knew well enough what to expect . 1 of 7 the 1 of 16 enough 2 course 3 , 2 course 4 he 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 heard 6 heard 7 the 7 the 10 coming 8 noisy 9 crew 9 crew 10 coming 10 coming 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 he 13 he 14 knew 13 he 15 well 14 knew 15 well 16 enough 19 expect 17 what 19 expect 18 to 19 expect 19 expect 20 . as soon as they saw him , they began to scream as loud as ever they could and to call him all manner of names . 1 as 5 saw 1 as 15 ever 2 soon 3 as 3 as 4 they 3 as 5 saw 5 saw 8 they 6 him 7 , 7 , 8 they 8 they 11 scream 9 began 10 to 9 began 11 scream 11 scream 13 loud 12 as 13 loud 13 loud 14 as 15 ever 26 . 16 they 17 could 17 could 20 call 18 and 19 to 19 to 20 call 20 call 21 him 20 call 23 manner 21 him 22 all 23 manner 25 names 23 manner 26 . 24 of 25 names so far [blacky] 's plans were working out just as he had hoped . 1 so 2 far 2 far 5 plans 2 far 7 working 4 's 5 plans 6 were 7 working 7 working 8 out 8 out 11 he 9 just 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 hoped 13 hoped 14 . [chapter] [vi] [:] [hooty] [the] [owl] [doesn't] [stay] [still] now what's the good of being smart [when] others do not do their part ? 1 now 5 of 2 what's 4 good 3 the 4 good 4 good 5 of 5 of 7 smart 6 being 7 smart 7 smart 9 others 9 others 13 their 10 do 11 not 11 not 12 do 12 do 13 their 13 their 14 part 14 part 15 ? if [blacky] the [crow] didn't say this to himself , he thought it . 1 if 3 the 1 if 9 himself 5 didn't 6 say 6 say 7 this 6 say 8 to 6 say 9 himself 9 himself 10 , 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 thought 12 thought 13 it 13 it 14 . that is where he proves that smart as he is , he isn't as smart as he thinks he is . 1 that 10 is 2 is 3 where 3 where 4 he 4 he 5 proves 5 proves 6 that 5 proves 9 he 6 that 7 smart 7 smart 8 as 9 he 10 is 10 is 15 smart 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 isn't 13 isn't 14 as 14 as 15 smart 15 smart 16 as 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 thinks 18 thinks 19 he 18 thinks 21 . 19 he 20 is he always thought of [hooty] the [owl] as stupid . 1 he 2 always 2 always 3 thought 3 thought 4 of 4 of 6 the 6 the 10 . 8 as 9 stupid 9 stupid 10 . that is , he always thought of him that way in daytime . 1 that 2 is 1 that 4 he 2 is 3 , 4 he 5 always 5 always 6 thought 5 always 8 him 6 thought 7 of 8 him 9 that 9 that 10 way 10 way 11 in 11 in 13 . 12 daytime 13 . no , in the night [blacky] was not at all sure that [hooty] was stupid . 1 no 9 at 2 , 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 night 5 night 7 was 7 was 8 not 8 not 9 at 9 at 10 all 10 all 11 sure 11 sure 12 that 11 sure 15 stupid 12 that 14 was 15 stupid 16 . but in the daytime he was sure . 1 but 2 in 2 in 4 daytime 3 the 4 daytime 4 daytime 7 sure 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 sure 7 sure 8 . you see , he quite forgot the fact that the brightness of day is to [hooty] what the blackness of night is to him . 1 you 8 fact 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 quite 4 he 6 forgot 5 quite 6 forgot 6 forgot 7 the 6 forgot 8 fact 8 fact 17 what 9 that 10 the 10 the 11 brightness 11 brightness 12 of 11 brightness 14 is 12 of 13 day 14 is 15 to 15 to 17 what 17 what 18 the 18 the 21 night 19 blackness 20 of 19 blackness 21 night 21 night 25 . 22 is 23 to 23 to 24 him 24 him 25 . but [hooty] isn't stupid . 1 but 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 stupid 4 stupid 5 . not a bit of it . 1 not 2 a 2 a 3 bit 3 bit 4 of 4 of 5 it 5 it 6 . " [mrs] [hooty] mustn't be disturbed , " thought he . 1 " 4 mustn't 4 mustn't 5 be 4 mustn't 7 , 5 be 6 disturbed 7 , 10 he 8 " 9 thought 9 thought 10 he 10 he 11 . " that will never do at all . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 will 3 will 4 never 4 never 5 do 5 do 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 . i must lead these black rascals away where they won't discover [mrs] [hooty] . 1 i 6 rascals 2 must 3 lead 3 lead 4 these 4 these 5 black 4 these 6 rascals 6 rascals 7 away 7 away 8 where 8 where 11 discover 9 they 10 won't 10 won't 11 discover 11 discover 14 . i certainly must . " 1 i 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 must 2 certainly 4 . 4 . 5 " so he spread his broad wings and blundered away among the trees a little way . 1 so 2 he 1 so 15 way 2 he 3 spread 3 spread 4 his 3 spread 6 wings 3 spread 9 away 4 his 5 broad 5 broad 6 wings 7 and 8 blundered 8 blundered 9 away 9 away 10 among 10 among 11 the 10 among 12 trees 12 trees 13 a 13 a 14 little 15 way 16 . he didn't fly far because the instant he started to fly that whole noisy crew with the exception of [blacky] were after him . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 fly 2 didn't 9 started 3 fly 4 far 4 far 5 because 4 far 7 instant 5 because 6 the 7 instant 8 he 9 started 11 fly 10 to 11 fly 11 fly 12 that 11 fly 14 noisy 12 that 13 whole 14 noisy 15 crew 15 crew 16 with 15 crew 24 . 16 with 17 the 17 the 18 exception 18 exception 19 of 21 were 22 after 21 were 24 . 22 after 23 him because he couldn't use his claws or bill while [flying] , they grew bold enough to pull a few feathers out of his back . 1 because 7 or 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 use 4 use 5 his 4 use 6 claws 6 claws 7 or 7 or 8 bill 8 bill 11 , 9 while 11 , 11 , 12 they 12 they 14 bold 13 grew 14 bold 14 bold 17 pull 15 enough 16 to 16 to 17 pull 17 pull 21 out 18 a 19 few 19 few 20 feathers 19 few 21 out 21 out 22 of 22 of 23 his 23 his 24 back 24 back 25 . there he rested a few minutes and then did the same thing over again . 1 there 4 a 1 there 5 few 2 he 3 rested 3 rested 4 a 5 few 7 and 6 minutes 7 and 7 and 8 then 8 then 11 same 9 did 10 the 10 the 11 same 11 same 13 over 12 thing 13 over 13 over 14 again 14 again 15 . no , [hooty] wasn't stupid . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 stupid 5 stupid 6 . certainly not . 1 certainly 2 not 2 not 3 . blacky [awoke] to that fact as he sat in the top of a tall pine-tree silently watching . 1 blacky 3 to 1 blacky 5 fact 3 to 4 that 5 fact 9 in 6 as 7 he 6 as 8 sat 8 sat 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 top 11 top 12 of 11 top 15 pine-tree 12 of 13 a 12 of 14 tall 13 a 14 tall 15 pine-tree 16 silently 15 pine-tree 17 watching 16 silently 17 watching 17 watching 18 . blacky could imagine that she was smiling to herself . 1 blacky 4 that 2 could 3 imagine 3 imagine 4 that 4 that 6 was 5 she 6 was 6 was 7 smiling 7 smiling 9 herself 8 to 9 herself 9 herself 10 . it was clear that she had no intention of going to help [hooty] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 no 2 was 3 clear 3 clear 4 that 4 that 5 she 5 she 6 had 7 no 8 intention 8 intention 11 to 9 of 10 going 10 going 11 to 11 to 12 help 12 help 14 . it was very provoking . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 provoking 4 provoking 5 . [chapter] [vii] [:] [blacky] [tries] [another] [plan] when one plan fails , just try another ; [declare] you 'll win some way or other . 1 when 3 plan 2 one 3 plan 3 plan 6 just 4 fails 5 , 5 , 6 just 6 just 11 you 7 try 8 another 8 another 9 ; 9 ; 11 you 11 you 14 some 12 'll 13 win 13 win 14 some 14 some 18 . 15 way 16 or 16 or 17 other 17 other 18 . people who succeed are those who do not give up because they fail the first time they try . 1 people 3 succeed 1 people 11 because 2 who 3 succeed 3 succeed 10 up 4 are 5 those 5 those 7 do 6 who 7 do 7 do 8 not 8 not 9 give 8 not 10 up 11 because 15 first 11 because 16 time 12 they 13 fail 13 fail 14 the 14 the 15 first 16 time 19 . 17 they 18 try 18 try 19 . they are the ones who , as soon as one plan fails , get busy right away and think of another plan and try [that] . 1 they 5 who 1 they 12 fails 1 they 19 think 2 are 3 the 2 are 4 ones 4 ones 5 who 6 , 7 as 7 as 8 soon 8 soon 9 as 8 soon 11 plan 10 one 11 plan 11 plan 12 fails 13 , 14 get 14 get 17 away 15 busy 16 right 16 right 17 away 17 away 18 and 18 and 19 think 19 think 20 of 20 of 24 try 21 another 22 plan 21 another 24 try 22 plan 23 and 24 try 26 . if the thing [they] are trying to do is a good thing , sooner or later they succeed . 1 if 8 do 2 the 3 thing 2 the 6 trying 3 thing 5 are 6 trying 7 to 7 to 8 do 8 do 10 a 9 is 10 a 10 a 14 sooner 11 good 12 thing 12 thing 13 , 13 , 14 sooner 14 sooner 15 or 15 or 16 later 16 later 19 . 17 they 18 succeed 18 succeed 19 . if [they] are trying to do a wrong thing , very likely all their plans fail , as they should . 1 if 3 are 1 if 4 trying 1 if 6 do 3 are 4 trying 4 trying 6 do 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 a 7 a 12 likely 7 a 13 all 8 wrong 9 thing 9 thing 12 likely 10 , 11 very 11 very 12 likely 13 all 14 their 14 their 15 plans 15 plans 21 . 16 fail 17 , 17 , 18 as 18 as 19 they 18 as 21 . 19 they 20 should now [blacky] the [crow] knows all about the value of trying and trying . 1 now 3 the 3 the 5 knows 5 knows 9 value 6 all 7 about 7 about 8 the 7 about 9 value 8 the 9 value 9 value 13 trying 10 of 11 trying 11 trying 12 and 11 trying 13 trying 12 and 13 trying 13 trying 14 . he isn't easily discouraged . 1 he 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 easily 3 easily 4 discouraged 4 discouraged 5 . sometimes it is a pity that he isn't , because he plans so much mischief . 1 sometimes 2 it 1 sometimes 8 isn't 3 is 4 a 3 is 5 pity 5 pity 6 that 6 that 7 he 7 he 8 isn't 8 isn't 9 , 9 , 10 because 10 because 11 he 10 because 14 much 12 plans 13 so 12 plans 14 much 14 much 15 mischief 15 mischief 16 . when he invited all his relatives to join him in tormenting [hooty] the [owl] , he thought he had a plan that just couldn't fail . 1 when 2 he 1 when 6 relatives 2 he 3 invited 3 invited 5 his 4 all 5 his 6 relatives 8 join 7 to 8 join 8 join 9 him 9 him 10 in 10 in 11 tormenting 11 tormenting 20 a 13 the 20 a 15 , 16 he 16 he 17 thought 17 thought 18 he 17 thought 20 a 18 he 19 had 20 a 21 plan 21 plan 25 fail 22 that 23 just 23 just 24 couldn't 24 couldn't 25 fail 25 fail 26 . he felt sure that [mrs] [hooty] would leave her nest and help [hooty] try to drive away his tormentors . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 9 her 2 felt 4 that 3 sure 4 that 4 that 7 would 7 would 8 leave 9 her 10 nest 10 nest 11 and 10 nest 14 try 12 help 14 try 14 try 17 away 15 to 16 drive 16 drive 17 away 17 away 18 his 18 his 19 tormentors 19 tormentors 20 . not one of his relatives had noticed that nest . 1 not 2 one 2 one 3 of 3 of 4 his 4 his 5 relatives 5 relatives 6 had 6 had 7 noticed 7 noticed 8 that 8 that 9 nest 9 nest 10 . they had been too busy teasing [hooty] . 1 they 2 had 2 had 3 been 2 had 4 too 3 been 4 too 4 too 6 teasing 5 busy 6 teasing 6 teasing 8 . this was just as [blacky] had hoped . 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 as 4 as 6 had 6 had 7 hoped 7 hoped 8 . he didn't want them to know about [that] nest because he was selfish and wanted to get those eggs just for himself alone . 1 he 6 know 2 didn't 3 want 2 didn't 6 know 3 want 5 to 4 them 5 to 6 know 10 because 7 about 9 nest 9 nest 10 because 10 because 11 he 10 because 17 get 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 selfish 14 and 15 wanted 14 and 17 get 15 wanted 16 to 17 get 20 just 18 those 20 just 19 eggs 20 just 20 just 22 himself 21 for 22 himself 22 himself 23 alone 23 alone 24 . if she did [that] , there would be a chance that he might slip in and get at least one of those eggs . 1 if 2 she 1 if 6 there 2 she 3 did 5 , 6 there 6 there 10 chance 7 would 8 be 8 be 9 a 9 a 10 chance 10 chance 12 he 10 chance 19 least 11 that 12 he 13 might 14 slip 14 slip 15 in 14 slip 16 and 16 and 17 get 17 get 18 at 17 get 19 least 18 at 19 least 19 least 24 . 20 one 21 of 21 of 22 those 22 those 24 . 23 eggs 24 . he would try it . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 try 3 try 4 it 4 it 5 . then he opened his mouth . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 opened 3 opened 4 his 4 his 5 mouth 5 mouth 6 . " caw , caw , caw , caw ! " he screamed . 1 " 2 caw 1 " 4 caw 2 caw 3 , 4 caw 8 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 7 , 6 caw 8 caw 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 9 ! 9 ! 10 " 10 " 11 he 11 he 13 . 12 screamed 13 . " caw , caw , caw , caw ! 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 4 caw 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 5 , 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 7 , 6 caw 8 caw 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 9 ! come back , everybody ! 1 come 2 back 2 back 3 , 3 , 4 everybody 4 everybody 5 ! here is [mrs] [hooty] on her nest ! 1 here 2 is 1 here 8 ! 5 on 6 her 6 her 7 nest 7 nest 8 ! caw , caw , caw , caw ! " 1 caw 2 , 2 , 3 caw 3 caw 4 , 3 caw 5 caw 5 caw 6 , 5 caw 7 caw 7 caw 8 ! 8 ! 9 " now as soon as they heard that , all [blacky] 's relatives stopped chasing and tormenting [hooty] and started back as fast as they could fly . 1 now 3 soon 2 as 3 soon 3 soon 4 as 4 as 5 they 5 they 6 heard 5 they 13 stopped 6 heard 7 that 6 heard 8 , 8 , 9 all 9 all 12 relatives 11 's 12 relatives 13 stopped 16 tormenting 13 stopped 19 started 14 chasing 16 tormenting 15 and 16 tormenting 18 and 19 started 19 started 20 back 19 started 22 fast 20 back 21 as 22 fast 24 they 23 as 24 they 24 they 26 fly 25 could 26 fly 26 fly 27 . they didn't like the dark part of the [green] [forest] into which [hooty] was leading them . 1 they 2 didn't 1 they 6 part 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 4 the 4 the 5 dark 4 the 6 part 6 part 7 of 7 of 8 the 7 of 12 which 11 into 12 which 12 which 15 leading 14 was 15 leading 15 leading 16 them 16 them 17 . besides , they wanted to see that nest . 1 besides 2 , 2 , 3 they 2 , 4 wanted 4 wanted 6 see 5 to 6 see 6 see 7 that 7 that 8 nest 8 nest 9 . so back they came , cawing at the top of their lungs , for they were very much [excited] . 1 so 6 cawing 1 so 17 very 2 back 3 they 3 they 4 came 3 they 6 cawing 4 came 5 , 6 cawing 8 the 6 cawing 12 lungs 7 at 8 the 9 top 12 lungs 10 of 11 their 11 their 12 lungs 12 lungs 13 , 12 lungs 14 for 13 , 14 for 14 for 15 they 15 they 16 were 17 very 18 much 18 much 20 . some of them never had seen a nest of [hooty] 's . 1 some 2 of 1 some 4 never 2 of 3 them 4 never 5 had 5 had 6 seen 6 seen 7 a 7 a 8 nest 8 nest 9 of 8 nest 12 . 11 's 12 . and anyway , it would be just as much fun to tease [mrs] [hooty] as it was to tease [hooty] . 1 and 2 anyway 1 and 5 would 2 anyway 3 , 3 , 4 it 5 would 6 be 5 would 7 just 7 just 9 much 8 as 9 much 9 much 12 tease 9 much 15 as 10 fun 11 to 10 fun 12 tease 15 as 16 it 16 it 17 was 17 was 18 to 18 to 19 tease 19 tease 21 . " why , " exclaimed one , " that is the old nest of [redtail] the [hawk] . 1 " 2 why 1 " 5 exclaimed 2 why 3 , 2 why 5 exclaimed 3 , 4 " 5 exclaimed 10 is 6 one 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 that 9 that 10 is 10 is 12 old 11 the 12 old 12 old 13 nest 12 old 14 of 14 of 16 the 16 the 18 . i know all about that nest . " 1 i 2 know 2 know 4 about 3 all 4 about 4 about 5 that 5 that 6 nest 6 nest 7 . 7 . 8 " and he looked at [blacky] as if he thought [blacky] was playing a joke on them . 1 and 3 looked 1 and 8 he 2 he 3 looked 3 looked 4 at 3 looked 6 as 6 as 7 if 8 he 9 thought 8 he 11 was 11 was 12 playing 11 was 13 a 13 a 14 joke 14 joke 15 on 14 joke 17 . 16 them 17 . " it was [redtail] 's , but it is [hooty] ['s] now . 1 " 2 it 1 " 13 . 2 it 3 was 2 it 5 's 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 it 8 it 9 is 9 is 12 now 12 now 13 . if you don't believe me , just look in it , " retorted [blacky] . 1 if 3 don't 2 you 3 don't 3 don't 4 believe 4 believe 5 me 4 believe 9 in 5 me 8 look 6 , 7 just 7 just 8 look 9 in 10 it 10 it 11 , 11 , 13 retorted 12 " 13 retorted 13 retorted 15 . such a racket ! 1 such 2 a 2 a 3 racket 3 racket 4 ! right away [hooty] was forgotten , and the whole crowd at once began to torment [mrs] [hooty] . 1 right 2 away 1 right 7 and 2 away 4 was 4 was 5 forgotten 5 forgotten 6 , 7 and 11 at 8 the 9 whole 9 whole 10 crowd 10 crowd 11 at 11 at 12 once 12 once 14 to 13 began 14 to 14 to 15 torment 15 torment 18 . only [blacky] sat watchful and silent , waiting for [mrs] [hooty] to lose her temper and try to catch one of her tormentors . 1 only 5 and 1 only 6 silent 3 sat 4 watchful 4 watchful 5 and 5 and 6 silent 6 silent 9 for 6 silent 15 temper 7 , 8 waiting 8 waiting 9 for 12 to 13 lose 13 lose 14 her 14 her 15 temper 15 temper 17 try 15 temper 19 catch 16 and 17 try 18 to 19 catch 19 catch 20 one 20 one 21 of 21 of 22 her 22 her 23 tormentors 23 tormentors 24 . he had hope , a great hope , that he would get one of those eggs . 1 he 2 had 1 he 6 great 2 had 3 hope 3 hope 5 a 4 , 5 a 6 great 11 would 7 hope 8 , 7 hope 9 that 9 that 10 he 9 that 11 would 11 would 12 get 12 get 13 one 12 get 15 those 13 one 14 of 13 one 15 those 15 those 17 . 16 eggs 17 . [chapter] [viii] [:] [hooty] [comes] [to] [mrs] [.] [hooty] ['s] [aid] no one can live just for self alone . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 can 3 can 4 live 3 can 5 just 4 live 5 just 5 just 7 self 6 for 7 self 7 self 9 . 8 alone 9 . a lot of people think they can , but they are very much mistaken . 1 a 2 lot 2 lot 4 people 2 lot 5 think 3 of 4 people 5 think 9 but 6 they 7 can 7 can 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 13 much 10 they 11 are 11 are 12 very 12 very 13 much 13 much 14 mistaken 14 mistaken 15 . they are making one of the greatest mistakes in the world . 1 they 3 making 2 are 3 making 3 making 5 of 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 greatest 6 the 8 mistakes 8 mistakes 9 in 9 in 11 world 10 the 11 world 11 world 12 . every teeny , weeny act , no matter what it is , affects somebody else . 1 every 3 , 1 every 5 act 2 teeny 3 , 4 weeny 5 act 5 act 10 it 6 , 7 no 6 , 8 matter 8 matter 9 what 9 what 10 it 10 it 11 is 11 is 16 . 12 , 13 affects 13 affects 15 else 14 somebody 15 else 15 else 16 . that is one of [old] [mother] [nature] 's great laws . 1 that 2 is 1 that 8 's 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 8 's 9 great 9 great 10 laws 10 laws 11 . but he didn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . no , [sir] , he didn't . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 . at first he gave a great sigh of relief and settled himself as if he meant to stay . 1 at 2 first 1 at 4 gave 2 first 3 he 4 gave 14 if 5 a 8 of 6 great 7 sigh 7 sigh 8 of 8 of 14 if 9 relief 10 and 9 relief 11 settled 11 settled 12 himself 11 settled 14 if 12 himself 13 as 14 if 16 meant 15 he 16 meant 16 meant 19 . 17 to 18 stay 18 stay 19 . he listened to the voices of those noisy [crows] growing fainter and fainter and was glad . 1 he 5 voices 2 listened 3 to 2 listened 5 voices 3 to 4 the 5 voices 8 noisy 6 of 8 noisy 7 those 8 noisy 8 noisy 13 fainter 10 growing 11 fainter 11 fainter 12 and 11 fainter 13 fainter 13 fainter 17 . 14 and 15 was 15 was 16 glad 16 glad 17 . but it was only for a few minutes . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 6 a 4 only 5 for 5 for 6 a 6 a 7 few 6 a 8 minutes 7 few 8 minutes 8 minutes 9 . presently those voices stopped growing fainter . 1 presently 3 voices 2 those 3 voices 3 voices 5 growing 4 stopped 5 growing 5 growing 6 fainter 6 fainter 7 . they grew more excited-sounding than ever , and they came right from one place . 1 they 2 grew 1 they 3 more 3 more 5 than 4 excited-sounding 5 than 5 than 10 came 6 ever 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 they 8 and 10 came 10 came 11 right 10 came 14 place 11 right 12 from 12 from 13 one 13 one 14 place 14 place 15 . he snapped his bill angrily and then more angrily . 1 he 2 snapped 2 snapped 3 his 3 his 4 bill 4 bill 5 angrily 5 angrily 7 then 5 angrily 9 angrily 6 and 7 then 8 more 9 angrily 9 angrily 10 . i hate to go back there in that bright sunshine . 1 i 2 hate 1 i 4 go 2 hate 3 to 4 go 5 back 4 go 7 in 5 back 6 there 7 in 8 that 8 that 9 bright 9 bright 10 sunshine 10 sunshine 11 . it hurts my eyes , and [i] don't like it , but [i] guess [i] 'll have to go back there . 1 it 2 hurts 1 it 8 don't 2 hurts 3 my 3 my 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 , 5 , 6 and 8 don't 17 have 9 like 10 it 10 it 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 guess 14 guess 16 'll 16 'll 17 have 17 have 18 to 18 to 19 go 19 go 21 there 19 go 22 . 20 back 21 there mrs [hooty] needs my help . 1 mrs 3 needs 3 needs 4 my 4 my 5 help 5 help 6 . i 'd rather stay here , but " 1 i 2 'd 2 'd 3 rather 3 rather 4 stay 4 stay 5 here 5 here 6 , 6 , 7 but 6 , 8 " he didn't finish . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 finish 3 finish 4 . instead , he spread his broad wings and flew back towards the nest and [mrs] [hooty] . 1 instead 2 , 1 instead 3 he 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 spread 4 spread 5 his 4 spread 10 back 6 broad 7 wings 6 broad 9 flew 6 broad 10 back 7 wings 8 and 10 back 11 towards 11 towards 12 the 11 towards 13 nest 12 the 13 nest 13 nest 17 . 14 and 17 . his great wings made no noise , for they are made so that he can fly without making a sound . 1 his 6 noise 1 his 16 fly 2 great 3 wings 3 wings 4 made 3 wings 5 no 5 no 6 noise 6 noise 7 , 6 noise 11 made 7 , 8 for 7 , 9 they 9 they 10 are 9 they 11 made 11 made 13 that 12 so 13 that 13 that 14 he 14 he 15 can 16 fly 19 a 17 without 18 making 17 without 19 a 18 making 19 a 19 a 21 . 20 sound 21 . " if [i] once get hold of one of those [crows] ! " he muttered to himself . 1 " 5 get 2 if 4 once 4 once 5 get 5 get 6 hold 6 hold 7 of 7 of 10 those 8 one 9 of 8 one 10 those 10 those 14 he 12 ! 13 " 13 " 14 he 14 he 17 himself 15 muttered 16 to 15 muttered 17 himself 17 himself 18 . all this time the [crows] were having what they called fun with [mrs] [hooty] . 1 all 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 4 the 4 the 10 called 6 were 7 having 7 having 8 what 8 what 9 they 8 what 10 called 10 called 11 fun 11 fun 12 with 12 with 15 . nothing is true fun which makes others uncomfortable , but somehow a great many people seem to forget this . 1 nothing 3 true 1 nothing 12 a 2 is 3 true 3 true 4 fun 4 fun 7 others 4 fun 9 , 5 which 6 makes 5 which 7 others 7 others 8 uncomfortable 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 somehow 12 a 15 people 13 great 14 many 13 great 15 people 15 people 16 seem 16 seem 17 to 16 seem 18 forget 18 forget 19 this 19 this 20 . all of a sudden he was there , right in the tree close to the nest ! 1 all 4 sudden 2 of 4 sudden 3 a 4 sudden 4 sudden 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 there 7 there 8 , 7 there 12 tree 8 , 9 right 9 right 10 in 10 in 11 the 12 tree 13 close 12 tree 15 the 13 close 14 to 14 to 15 the 15 the 16 nest 16 nest 17 ! it was lucky , very lucky indeed for that one that the sun was in [hooty] 's eyes and so he had missed his aim . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 lucky 3 lucky 5 very 3 lucky 13 sun 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 lucky 6 lucky 8 for 6 lucky 9 that 7 indeed 8 for 9 that 10 one 11 that 12 the 12 the 13 sun 13 sun 15 in 13 sun 18 eyes 14 was 15 in 17 's 18 eyes 18 eyes 19 and 19 and 23 missed 20 so 21 he 21 he 22 had 22 had 23 missed 23 missed 25 aim 24 his 25 aim 25 aim 26 . otherwise there would have been one less [crow] . 1 otherwise 2 there 2 there 3 would 3 would 4 have 3 would 5 been 5 been 6 one 5 been 7 less 6 one 7 less 7 less 9 . now it is one thing to tease one lone [owl] and quite another to tease two together . 1 now 2 it 2 it 13 another 3 is 4 one 4 one 5 thing 5 thing 7 tease 6 to 7 tease 7 tease 8 one 7 tease 9 lone 9 lone 12 quite 11 and 12 quite 12 quite 13 another 13 another 14 to 14 to 15 tease 15 tease 16 two 16 two 18 . 17 together 18 . besides , there were those black tail feathers floating down to the snow-covered ground . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 there 1 besides 9 floating 3 there 7 tail 4 were 6 black 5 those 6 black 6 black 7 tail 7 tail 8 feathers 9 floating 10 down 10 down 12 the 11 to 12 the 12 the 14 ground 13 snow-covered 14 ground 14 ground 15 . blacky was the last to go , and his heart was sorrowful . 1 blacky 2 was 1 blacky 4 last 2 was 3 the 4 last 6 go 5 to 6 go 6 go 10 heart 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 his 9 his 10 heart 10 heart 11 was 11 was 12 sorrowful 12 sorrowful 13 . however could he get those eggs ? 1 however 2 could 2 could 3 he 3 he 4 get 4 get 5 those 5 those 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 ? [chapter] [ix] [:] [blacky] [thinks] [of] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] " such luck ! " grumbled [blacky] , as he flew over to his favorite tree to do a little thinking . 1 " 2 such 2 such 8 , 2 such 18 do 3 luck 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 grumbled 6 grumbled 8 , 9 as 10 he 10 he 11 flew 11 flew 12 over 12 over 13 to 13 to 14 his 14 his 15 favorite 15 favorite 16 tree 15 favorite 18 do 16 tree 17 to 18 do 19 a 19 a 21 thinking 20 little 21 thinking 21 thinking 22 . " such luck ! 1 " 2 such 2 such 3 luck 3 luck 4 ! there is one thing about it , though , and that is that if [i] can't get them , nobody can . 1 there 9 , 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 thing 4 thing 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 though 8 though 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 that 11 that 20 nobody 12 is 13 that 12 is 14 if 14 if 16 can't 16 can't 17 get 16 can't 18 them 17 get 18 them 18 them 19 , 19 , 20 nobody 20 nobody 21 can 21 can 22 . that is to say , none of my relatives can . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 to 3 to 4 say 4 say 5 , 4 say 6 none 5 , 6 none 6 none 10 can 7 of 8 my 8 my 9 relatives 9 relatives 10 can 10 can 11 . i 've tried every way [i] can think of , and those eggs are still there . 1 i 14 are 2 've 4 every 2 've 5 way 3 tried 4 every 4 every 5 way 5 way 7 can 7 can 13 eggs 7 can 14 are 8 think 9 of 8 think 12 those 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 those 12 those 13 eggs 14 are 15 still 15 still 17 . 16 there 17 . my , my , my , how [i] would like one of them right now ! " 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 my 5 my 6 , 5 my 7 how 7 how 14 right 9 would 10 like 10 like 11 one 11 one 12 of 12 of 13 them 13 them 14 right 14 right 15 now 15 now 17 " 16 ! 17 " yes , [sir] , that is what you would have thought if you could have heard him muttering to himself there in the tree-top . 1 yes 9 would 1 yes 12 if 1 yes 16 heard 2 , 8 you 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 is 6 is 7 what 7 what 8 you 8 you 9 would 9 would 10 have 9 would 11 thought 13 you 14 could 14 could 15 have 14 could 16 heard 16 heard 18 muttering 17 him 18 muttering 18 muttering 20 himself 19 to 20 himself 20 himself 21 there 21 there 22 in 22 in 24 tree-top 23 the 24 tree-top 24 tree-top 25 . of course , that was absolute foolishness , but he made himself believe it just the same . 1 of 2 course 1 of 7 foolishness 2 course 3 , 2 course 6 absolute 4 that 5 was 4 that 6 absolute 7 foolishness 8 , 8 , 17 same 9 but 12 himself 10 he 11 made 11 made 12 himself 12 himself 13 believe 13 believe 14 it 13 believe 17 same 14 it 15 just 15 just 16 the 17 same 18 . at least , he pretended to believe it . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 pretended 5 pretended 6 to 6 to 7 believe 7 believe 8 it 8 it 9 . and the more he pretended , the angrier he grew . 1 and 4 he 2 the 3 more 3 more 4 he 4 he 5 pretended 5 pretended 6 , 6 , 8 angrier 7 the 8 angrier 8 angrier 10 grew 9 he 10 grew 10 grew 11 . this is often the way with people who try to wrong others . 1 this 2 is 1 this 3 often 3 often 5 way 4 the 5 way 5 way 8 who 6 with 7 people 7 people 8 who 8 who 9 try 9 try 10 to 10 to 11 wrong 11 wrong 12 others 12 others 13 . they grow angry with the ones they have tried to wrong . 1 they 2 grow 2 grow 3 angry 2 grow 4 with 4 with 5 the 5 the 6 ones 6 ones 8 have 6 ones 11 wrong 7 they 8 have 8 have 9 tried 10 to 11 wrong 11 wrong 12 . it was right then that he thought of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 then 2 was 3 right 4 then 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 thought 7 thought 8 of 7 thought 12 boy 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 13 . blacky 's eyes snapped . 1 blacky 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 snapped 4 snapped 5 . he remembered how , once upon a time , [farmer] [brown] 's boy had delighted to rob nests . 1 he 2 remembered 2 remembered 7 a 3 how 4 , 4 , 5 once 5 once 6 upon 5 once 7 a 6 upon 7 a 7 a 9 , 7 a 17 rob 8 time 9 , 12 's 13 boy 13 boy 14 had 14 had 15 delighted 15 delighted 16 to 16 to 17 rob 17 rob 18 nests 18 nests 19 . blacky had seen him take the eggs from the nests of [blacky] 's own relatives and from many other feathered people . 1 blacky 2 had 2 had 3 seen 2 had 5 take 3 seen 4 him 5 take 8 from 5 take 15 relatives 6 the 7 eggs 7 eggs 8 from 8 from 10 nests 9 the 10 nests 10 nests 11 of 10 nests 14 own 13 's 14 own 14 own 15 relatives 15 relatives 16 and 16 and 19 other 17 from 18 many 18 many 19 other 19 other 20 feathered 19 other 21 people 21 people 22 . what he did with the eggs , [blacky] had no idea . 1 what 2 he 1 what 3 did 3 did 6 eggs 4 with 5 the 5 the 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 , 6 eggs 10 no 9 had 10 no 10 no 11 idea 11 idea 12 . just now he didn't care . 1 just 2 now 2 now 3 he 3 he 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 care 5 care 6 . he would feel that he was even with [hooty] . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 feel 3 feel 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 even 7 even 8 with 8 with 10 . if he couldn't have those eggs himself , the next best thing would be to see some one else get them . 1 if 3 couldn't 1 if 4 have 2 he 3 couldn't 4 have 5 those 5 those 12 thing 5 those 18 one 6 eggs 7 himself 7 himself 8 , 7 himself 12 thing 8 , 9 the 9 the 10 next 9 the 11 best 10 next 11 best 12 thing 14 be 13 would 14 be 14 be 15 to 15 to 16 see 15 to 17 some 18 one 19 else 18 one 20 get 20 get 22 . 21 them 22 . dear me , dear me , such dreadful thoughts ! 1 dear 5 me 2 me 3 , 3 , 4 dear 4 dear 5 me 5 me 6 , 6 , 7 such 7 such 9 thoughts 8 dreadful 9 thoughts 9 thoughts 10 ! i am afraid that [blacky] 's heart was as black as his coat . 1 i 3 afraid 2 am 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 that 3 afraid 7 heart 4 that 6 's 7 heart 8 was 8 was 9 as 9 as 10 black 9 as 11 as 10 black 11 as 11 as 12 his 12 his 13 coat 13 coat 14 . and the worst of it [was] , he seemed to get a lot of pleasure in his wicked plans . 1 and 9 seemed 2 the 3 worst 3 worst 4 of 4 of 5 it 5 it 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 seemed 9 seemed 11 get 9 seemed 17 his 10 to 11 get 11 get 12 a 13 lot 16 in 14 of 15 pleasure 15 pleasure 16 in 16 in 17 his 17 his 18 wicked 18 wicked 20 . 19 plans 20 . now right down in his heart he knew that they were wicked plans , but he tried to make excuses to himself . 1 now 9 that 2 right 3 down 3 down 4 in 4 in 5 his 4 in 6 heart 6 heart 7 he 7 he 8 knew 8 knew 9 that 9 that 16 he 10 they 12 wicked 10 they 13 plans 11 were 12 wicked 13 plans 16 he 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 he 16 he 20 excuses 17 tried 18 to 17 tried 20 excuses 18 to 19 make 20 excuses 23 . 21 to 22 himself 22 himself 23 . " [hooty] the [owl] is a robber , " said he . 1 " 12 . 3 the 7 robber 5 is 6 a 6 a 7 robber 7 robber 12 . 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 . " everybody is afraid of him . 1 " 2 everybody 2 everybody 3 is 3 is 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 5 of 6 him 6 him 7 . he lives on other people , and so far as [i] know he does no good in the world . 1 he 5 people 2 lives 3 on 3 on 4 other 4 other 5 people 5 people 20 . 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 so 8 so 9 far 9 far 14 does 10 as 12 know 12 know 13 he 13 he 14 does 14 does 15 no 14 does 16 good 15 no 16 good 16 good 17 in 17 in 20 . 18 the 19 world 18 the 20 . he is big and fierce , and no one loves him . 1 he 2 is 1 he 5 fierce 2 is 3 big 3 big 4 and 5 fierce 6 , 6 , 7 and 6 , 8 no 8 no 9 one 9 one 10 loves 10 loves 11 him 11 him 12 . the [green] [forest] would be better off without him . 1 the 4 would 4 would 5 be 5 be 6 better 6 better 7 off 7 off 8 without 8 without 9 him 9 him 10 . so if [i] show [farmer] [brown] 's boy that nest and he takes those eggs , [i] will be doing a kindness to my neighbors . " 1 so 2 if 1 so 9 that 2 if 4 show 4 show 8 boy 7 's 8 boy 9 that 12 he 9 that 18 will 10 nest 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 takes 13 takes 14 those 14 those 15 eggs 15 eggs 16 , 18 will 19 be 19 be 20 doing 19 be 21 a 21 a 22 kindness 21 a 25 neighbors 22 kindness 23 to 23 to 24 my 25 neighbors 27 " 26 . 27 " and all the time he watched for [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 and 2 all 2 all 3 the 3 the 4 time 4 time 5 he 5 he 6 watched 6 watched 7 for 6 watched 11 boy 10 's 11 boy 11 boy 12 . [chapter] [x] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [and] [hooty] farmer [brown] 's boy had taken it into his head to visit the [green] [forest] . 1 farmer 5 had 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 had 5 had 6 taken 6 taken 10 head 7 it 8 into 8 into 9 his 9 his 10 head 10 head 12 visit 11 to 12 visit 12 visit 13 the 13 the 16 . blacky the [crow] saw him coming , and [blacky] chuckled to himself . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 saw 4 saw 7 , 5 him 6 coming 6 coming 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 13 . 10 chuckled 11 to 11 to 12 himself 12 himself 13 . he had watched every day for a week for just this thing . 1 he 4 every 2 had 3 watched 3 watched 4 every 4 every 8 week 5 day 6 for 6 for 7 a 7 a 8 week 8 week 10 just 9 for 10 just 10 just 12 thing 11 this 12 thing 12 thing 13 . now he would tell [farmer] [brown] 's boy about that nest of [hooty] the [owl] . 1 now 2 he 2 he 4 tell 3 would 4 tell 4 tell 11 nest 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 9 about 9 about 10 that 10 that 11 nest 11 nest 12 of 12 of 16 . 14 the 16 . " caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " shouted [blacky] . 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 3 , 2 caw 5 , 2 caw 7 , 4 caw 5 , 5 , 6 caw 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 10 caw 9 , 10 caw 10 caw 11 ! 11 ! 12 " 11 ! 13 shouted 13 shouted 15 . at once all his relatives within hearing hurried over to join him . 1 at 3 all 2 once 3 all 3 all 5 relatives 4 his 5 relatives 5 relatives 7 hearing 6 within 7 hearing 7 hearing 8 hurried 8 hurried 9 over 9 over 10 to 10 to 11 join 11 join 12 him 12 him 13 . they knew that he was tormenting [hooty] , and they wanted to join in the fun . 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 8 , 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 tormenting 8 , 9 and 8 , 11 wanted 9 and 10 they 11 wanted 13 join 12 to 13 join 13 join 17 . 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 fun 15 the 17 . it wasn't long before there was a great racket going on over in that lonesome corner of the [green] [forest] . 1 it 6 was 2 wasn't 3 long 3 long 4 before 3 long 5 there 5 there 6 was 6 was 7 a 7 a 9 racket 7 a 15 lonesome 8 great 9 racket 9 racket 12 over 10 going 11 on 10 going 12 over 12 over 14 that 13 in 14 that 15 lonesome 16 corner 15 lonesome 17 of 16 corner 17 of 17 of 18 the 18 the 21 . of course [farmer] [brown] 's boy heard it . 1 of 2 course 2 course 7 heard 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 7 heard 7 heard 8 it 8 it 9 . he stopped and listened . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 3 and 3 and 4 listened 4 listened 5 . " now [i] wonder what [blacky] and his friends have found this time , " said he . 1 " 4 wonder 2 now 4 wonder 4 wonder 10 have 5 what 7 and 7 and 8 his 8 his 9 friends 9 friends 10 have 10 have 11 found 11 found 13 time 12 this 13 time 13 time 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 15 " 18 . 16 said 17 he " whenever they make a fuss like that , there is usually something to see there . 1 " 6 fuss 2 whenever 5 a 3 they 4 make 4 make 5 a 5 a 6 fuss 6 fuss 13 something 7 like 8 that 7 like 9 , 9 , 10 there 10 there 11 is 10 there 13 something 11 is 12 usually 13 something 17 . 14 to 15 see 15 see 16 there 15 see 17 . i believe [i] 'll so over and have a look . " 1 i 2 believe 2 believe 4 'll 4 'll 6 over 5 so 6 over 6 over 7 and 7 and 8 have 8 have 9 a 9 a 10 look 10 look 11 . 11 . 12 " blacky was the first to see him because he was watching for him . 1 blacky 5 to 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 first 4 first 5 to 5 to 8 because 6 see 7 him 6 see 8 because 8 because 12 for 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 watching 11 watching 12 for 12 for 13 him 13 him 14 . blacky went with them a little way . 1 blacky 2 went 2 went 3 with 3 with 4 them 3 with 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 way 7 way 8 . " that 's an old nest of [red-tail] the [hawk] , " thought he . 1 " 2 that 1 " 4 an 3 's 4 an 4 an 5 old 5 old 6 nest 5 old 13 thought 6 nest 7 of 7 of 9 the 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 thought 13 thought 14 he 14 he 15 . " [i] found that last spring . 1 " 3 found 3 found 4 that 4 that 5 last 5 last 6 spring 6 spring 7 . now what can there be there to excite those [crows] so ? " 1 now 2 what 2 what 3 can 3 can 4 there 3 can 5 be 4 there 5 be 5 be 8 excite 6 there 7 to 6 there 8 excite 8 excite 9 those 9 those 11 so 11 so 12 ? 12 ? 13 " then he caught sight of [hooty] the [owl] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 caught 3 caught 4 sight 4 sight 5 of 5 of 7 the 7 the 9 . " [ha] , so that's it ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 5 that's 3 , 4 so 3 , 5 that's 5 that's 10 exclaimed 6 it 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 he 9 he 10 exclaimed 10 exclaimed 11 . " those scamps have discovered [hooty] and have been having no end of fun tormenting him . 1 " 2 those 1 " 8 have 2 those 3 scamps 3 scamps 4 have 3 scamps 5 discovered 5 discovered 7 and 8 have 9 been 8 have 11 no 9 been 10 having 11 no 13 of 11 no 14 fun 12 end 13 of 14 fun 16 him 14 fun 17 . 15 tormenting 16 him i wonder what he 's doing there . " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 what 3 what 4 he 4 he 5 's 5 's 6 doing 6 doing 7 there 7 there 8 . 8 . 9 " hooty saw him , but instead of flying away , he snapped his bill just as he had at the [crows] and hissed . 1 hooty 4 , 1 hooty 10 , 2 saw 3 him 3 him 4 , 5 but 6 instead 5 but 9 away 6 instead 7 of 6 instead 8 flying 9 away 10 , 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 snapped 11 he 15 just 12 snapped 13 his 13 his 14 bill 15 just 18 had 15 just 19 at 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 had 19 at 20 the 20 the 24 . 22 and 23 hissed 23 hissed 24 . " that 's funny , " thought [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 " 3 's 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 funny 4 funny 5 , 5 , 7 thought 6 " 7 thought 7 thought 11 boy 10 's 11 boy 11 boy 12 . he walked in a circle around the tree , looking up . 1 he 4 a 1 he 11 up 2 walked 3 in 2 walked 4 a 4 a 5 circle 5 circle 9 , 6 around 7 the 6 around 8 tree 7 the 8 tree 8 tree 9 , 9 , 10 looking 11 up 12 . suddenly he gave a little start . 1 suddenly 2 he 2 he 3 gave 3 gave 4 a 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 start 6 start 7 . was that a tail sticking over the edge of the nest ? 1 was 2 that 2 that 3 a 3 a 4 tail 4 tail 5 sticking 4 tail 6 over 6 over 9 of 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 nest 11 nest 12 ? he found a stick and threw it up . 1 he 2 found 1 he 4 stick 2 found 3 a 4 stick 6 threw 5 and 6 threw 6 threw 7 it 7 it 8 up 8 up 9 . it struck the bottom of the nest , and out flew a great bird . 1 it 2 struck 2 struck 12 a 3 the 4 bottom 3 the 5 of 5 of 7 nest 5 of 12 a 6 the 7 nest 7 nest 8 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 11 flew 9 and 10 out 12 a 15 . 13 great 14 bird 13 great 15 . it was [mrs] [hooty] ! 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 ! blacky the [crow] chuckled . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 chuckled 4 chuckled 5 . [chapter] [xi] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [is] [tempted] when you 're tempted to do wrong [is] the time to prove you 're strong . 1 when 3 're 1 when 7 wrong 2 you 3 're 3 're 6 do 4 tempted 5 to 5 to 6 do 7 wrong 12 prove 9 the 10 time 10 time 11 to 11 to 12 prove 12 prove 13 you 13 you 16 . 14 're 15 strong 15 strong 16 . shut your eyes and clench each fist ; [it] will help you to resist . 1 shut 4 and 1 shut 7 fist 2 your 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 and 5 clench 6 each 6 each 7 fist 7 fist 8 ; 8 ; 10 will 10 will 11 help 11 help 12 you 11 help 13 to 13 to 14 resist 14 resist 15 . when a bird is found sitting [on] a nest , it is a pretty sure sign that that nest holds something worth while . 1 when 2 a 1 when 6 sitting 2 a 5 found 3 bird 4 is 4 is 5 found 6 sitting 10 , 6 sitting 13 a 8 a 9 nest 8 a 10 , 11 it 12 is 11 it 13 a 13 a 15 sure 13 a 16 sign 14 pretty 15 sure 16 sign 17 that 16 sign 20 holds 18 that 19 nest 19 nest 20 holds 20 holds 21 something 20 holds 22 worth 22 worth 24 . 23 while 24 . it is a sign that that bird has set up housekeeping . 1 it 2 is 1 it 4 sign 2 is 3 a 4 sign 5 that 4 sign 7 bird 6 that 7 bird 7 bird 8 has 8 has 10 up 8 has 11 housekeeping 9 set 10 up 11 housekeeping 12 . perhaps [i] should say that he knew what it ought to mean . 1 perhaps 5 that 3 should 4 say 4 say 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 knew 6 he 8 what 7 knew 8 what 8 what 10 ought 9 it 10 ought 10 ought 12 mean 11 to 12 mean 12 mean 13 . it ought to mean that there were eggs in that nest . 1 it 2 ought 1 it 4 mean 2 ought 3 to 4 mean 5 that 5 that 6 there 6 there 7 were 7 were 8 eggs 8 eggs 9 in 8 eggs 11 nest 9 in 10 that 9 in 11 nest 11 nest 12 . but it was hard for [farmer] [brown] 's boy to believe that . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 hard 4 hard 5 for 4 hard 10 to 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 to 10 to 11 believe 11 believe 12 that 12 that 13 . why , spring had not come yet ! 1 why 3 spring 2 , 3 spring 3 spring 5 not 4 had 5 not 5 not 6 come 6 come 7 yet 7 yet 8 ! there was still snow , and the [smiling] [pool] was still covered with ice . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 still 3 still 4 snow 3 still 7 the 4 snow 5 , 5 , 6 and 7 the 11 still 10 was 11 still 11 still 14 ice 12 covered 13 with 13 with 14 ice 14 ice 15 . who ever heard of birds nesting at this time of year ? 1 who 3 heard 2 ever 3 heard 3 heard 6 nesting 4 of 5 birds 5 birds 6 nesting 6 nesting 9 time 7 at 8 this 8 this 9 time 9 time 11 year 10 of 11 year 11 year 12 ? certainly not [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 certainly 2 not 2 not 7 . 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 7 . it was very puzzling . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 puzzling 4 puzzling 5 . " if [hooty] and his wife have taken it for their home , they are mighty poor housekeepers . 1 " 8 taken 1 " 18 housekeepers 2 if 5 his 2 if 6 wife 4 and 5 his 6 wife 7 have 6 wife 8 taken 8 taken 9 it 10 for 11 their 11 their 12 home 12 home 13 , 12 home 18 housekeepers 14 they 15 are 15 are 16 mighty 16 mighty 17 poor 16 mighty 18 housekeepers 18 housekeepers 19 . and if [mrs] [hooty] has laid eggs this time of year , she must be crazy . 1 and 2 if 2 if 7 eggs 2 if 10 of 5 has 6 laid 6 laid 7 eggs 7 eggs 9 time 8 this 9 time 10 of 11 year 10 of 17 . 11 year 12 , 11 year 16 crazy 13 she 14 must 14 must 15 be 14 must 16 crazy i suppose the way to find out is to climb up there . 1 i 2 suppose 1 i 6 find 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 to 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 out 7 out 8 is 8 is 10 climb 9 to 10 climb 10 climb 11 up 11 up 13 . 12 there 13 . it seems foolish , but [i] 'm going to do it . 1 it 2 seems 1 it 7 'm 2 seems 3 foolish 3 foolish 5 but 4 , 5 but 7 'm 8 going 7 'm 9 to 8 going 9 to 9 to 10 do 10 do 11 it 11 it 12 . those [owls] certainly act as if they are mighty anxious about something , and [i] 'm going to find out what it is . " 1 those 4 act 1 those 8 are 3 certainly 4 act 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 they 7 they 8 are 8 are 9 mighty 9 mighty 11 about 10 anxious 11 about 11 about 14 and 12 something 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 17 going 16 'm 17 going 17 going 20 out 18 to 19 find 19 find 20 out 20 out 21 what 21 what 22 it 22 it 23 is 23 is 24 . 24 . 25 " he had no desire to feel these great claws . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 no 3 no 5 to 4 desire 5 to 5 to 8 great 6 feel 7 these 7 these 8 great 8 great 9 claws 9 claws 10 . when he had found a stick to suit him , he began to climb the tree . 1 when 2 he 1 when 5 a 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 found 5 a 12 began 6 stick 7 to 7 to 9 him 8 suit 9 him 9 him 10 , 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 began 12 began 14 climb 13 to 14 climb 14 climb 16 tree 15 the 16 tree 16 tree 17 . hooty and [mrs] [hooty] snapped their bills and hissed fiercely . 1 hooty 2 and 2 and 7 bills 5 snapped 6 their 6 their 7 bills 7 bills 9 hissed 8 and 9 hissed 9 hissed 10 fiercely 9 hissed 11 . they drew nearer . 1 they 2 drew 2 drew 3 nearer 3 nearer 4 . farmer [brown] 's boy kept a watchful eye on them . 1 farmer 5 kept 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 kept 5 kept 6 a 6 a 7 watchful 7 watchful 8 eye 8 eye 9 on 8 eye 11 . 9 on 10 them they looked so big and fierce that he was almost [tempted] to give up and leave them in peace . 1 they 2 looked 1 they 3 so 3 so 10 almost 4 big 9 was 5 and 8 he 6 fierce 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 almost 10 almost 14 up 12 to 13 give 13 give 14 up 14 up 15 and 14 up 17 them 15 and 16 leave 17 them 18 in 18 in 19 peace 19 peace 20 . but he just had to find out if there was anything in that nest , so he kept on . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 just 2 he 8 if 4 had 5 to 5 to 6 find 5 to 8 if 6 find 7 out 8 if 15 , 9 there 10 was 10 was 11 anything 11 anything 12 in 12 in 13 that 13 that 14 nest 14 nest 15 , 15 , 16 so 16 so 17 he 17 he 18 kept 18 kept 19 on 18 kept 20 . 19 on 20 . as he drew near it , [mrs] [hooty] swooped very near to him , and the snap of her bill made an ugly sound . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 4 near 3 drew 12 to 4 near 5 it 5 it 6 , 9 swooped 10 very 10 very 11 near 10 very 12 to 12 to 17 snap 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 the 15 and 17 snap 17 snap 19 her 17 snap 20 bill 18 of 19 her 19 her 20 bill 20 bill 21 made 20 bill 24 sound 22 an 23 ugly 23 ugly 24 sound 24 sound 25 . he held his stick ready to strike and kept on . 1 he 2 held 1 he 4 stick 2 held 3 his 4 stick 6 to 5 ready 6 to 6 to 7 strike 7 strike 8 and 8 and 9 kept 9 kept 10 on 10 on 11 . the nest was simply a great platform of sticks . 1 the 2 nest 2 nest 4 simply 3 was 4 simply 4 simply 7 platform 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 platform 7 platform 8 of 7 platform 9 sticks 8 of 9 sticks 9 sticks 10 . almost at once his fingers touched something that made him tingle all over . 1 almost 2 at 1 almost 5 fingers 2 at 3 once 4 his 5 fingers 5 fingers 7 something 5 fingers 9 made 6 touched 7 something 8 that 9 made 9 made 10 him 10 him 11 tingle 11 tingle 14 . 12 all 13 over 13 over 14 . it was an egg , a great big egg ! 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 egg 2 was 3 an 3 an 4 egg 4 egg 5 , 5 , 6 a 6 a 7 great 7 great 8 big 8 big 9 egg 9 egg 10 ! there was no doubt about it . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 . farmer [brown] 's boy 's fingers closed over that egg and took it out of the nest . 1 farmer 6 fingers 1 farmer 7 closed 3 's 4 boy 3 's 6 fingers 4 boy 5 's 7 closed 10 egg 7 closed 11 and 8 over 9 that 9 that 10 egg 11 and 12 took 12 took 14 out 12 took 18 . 13 it 14 out 15 of 16 the 15 of 17 nest 17 nest 18 . mrs [hooty] swooped very close , and [farmer] [brown] 's boy nearly dropped the egg as he struck at her with his stick . 1 mrs 3 swooped 3 swooped 5 close 3 swooped 11 boy 4 very 5 close 5 close 6 , 6 , 7 and 10 's 11 boy 11 boy 12 nearly 12 nearly 13 dropped 12 nearly 15 egg 13 dropped 14 the 13 dropped 15 egg 15 egg 16 as 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 struck 18 struck 19 at 19 at 20 her 20 her 24 . 21 with 22 his 21 with 23 stick 23 stick 24 . then [mrs] [hooty] and [hooty] seemed to lose courage and withdrew to a tree near by , where they snapped their bills and hissed . 1 then 7 to 4 and 6 seemed 6 seemed 7 to 7 to 8 lose 8 lose 11 withdrew 9 courage 10 and 10 and 11 withdrew 11 withdrew 15 near 11 withdrew 22 bills 12 to 13 a 13 a 14 tree 13 a 15 near 15 near 16 by 15 near 18 where 17 , 18 where 18 where 20 snapped 19 they 20 snapped 21 their 22 bills 22 bills 23 and 23 and 25 . 24 hissed 25 . then [farmer] [brown] 's boy looked at the prize in his hand . 1 then 6 looked 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 looked 6 looked 9 prize 7 at 8 the 8 the 9 prize 9 prize 10 in 10 in 11 his 11 his 12 hand 12 hand 13 . it was a big , dirty-white egg . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 big 2 was 3 a 4 big 5 , 5 , 6 dirty-white 6 dirty-white 7 egg 7 egg 8 . his eyes shone . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 3 shone 3 shone 4 . what a splendid prize to add to his collection of birds ' eggs ! 1 what 2 a 2 a 3 splendid 3 splendid 4 prize 3 splendid 6 add 4 prize 5 to 6 add 7 to 6 add 9 collection 8 his 9 collection 9 collection 11 birds 10 of 11 birds 11 birds 14 ! 12 ' 13 eggs 13 eggs 14 ! it was the first egg of the [great] [horned] [owl] , the largest of all [owls] , that he ever had seen . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 first 2 was 3 the 4 first 5 egg 4 first 13 largest 5 egg 6 of 6 of 7 the 11 , 12 the 12 the 13 largest 13 largest 14 of 13 largest 18 that 14 of 15 all 15 all 17 , 18 that 19 he 19 he 20 ever 19 he 21 had 21 had 22 seen 21 had 23 . once more he felt in the nest and found there was another egg there . 1 once 5 in 1 once 7 nest 2 more 3 he 2 more 4 felt 4 felt 5 in 6 the 7 nest 7 nest 11 was 8 and 9 found 9 found 10 there 10 there 11 was 11 was 12 another 12 another 14 there 13 egg 14 there 14 there 15 . " [i] 'll take both of them , " said he . 1 " 5 both 3 'll 4 take 4 take 5 both 5 both 6 of 6 of 7 them 7 them 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 9 " 11 he 11 he 12 . " it 's the first nest of [hooty] 's that [i] 've ever found , and perhaps [i] 'll never find another . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 the 4 the 5 first 5 first 6 nest 5 first 17 perhaps 6 nest 7 of 9 's 14 found 10 that 12 've 12 've 13 ever 13 ever 14 found 14 found 17 perhaps 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 perhaps 17 perhaps 21 find 19 'll 20 never 20 never 21 find 21 find 22 another 22 another 23 . gee , [i] 'm glad [i] came over here to find out what those [crows] were making such a fuss about . 1 gee 5 glad 2 , 4 'm 4 'm 5 glad 5 glad 7 came 5 glad 11 find 8 over 9 here 9 here 10 to 10 to 11 find 11 find 21 about 12 out 13 what 13 what 14 those 13 what 16 were 16 were 17 making 16 were 18 such 18 such 20 fuss 19 a 20 fuss 20 fuss 21 about 21 about 22 . i wonder if [i] can get these down without breaking them . " 1 i 3 if 1 i 5 can 2 wonder 3 if 5 can 6 get 5 can 7 these 7 these 8 down 8 down 9 without 9 without 10 breaking 10 breaking 11 them 10 breaking 12 . 12 . 13 " just at that very minute he remembered something . 1 just 2 at 1 just 4 very 2 at 3 that 4 very 5 minute 4 very 6 he 6 he 7 remembered 7 remembered 8 something 8 something 9 . he remembered that he had stopped collecting eggs . 1 he 2 remembered 2 remembered 3 that 3 that 6 stopped 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 stopped 6 stopped 7 collecting 7 collecting 8 eggs 7 collecting 9 . 8 eggs 9 . he remembered that he had resolved never to take another bird 's egg . 1 he 5 had 1 he 7 never 2 remembered 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 resolved 7 never 8 to 8 to 9 take 9 take 11 bird 10 another 11 bird 11 bird 13 egg 12 's 13 egg 13 egg 14 . " but this is different , " whispered the tempter . 1 " 4 is 2 but 3 this 3 this 4 is 4 is 5 different 5 different 8 whispered 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 whispered 8 whispered 9 the 9 the 10 tempter 10 tempter 11 . " this isn't like taking the eggs of the little song birds . " 1 " 3 isn't 2 this 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 like 4 like 5 taking 5 taking 6 the 5 taking 9 the 6 the 7 eggs 7 eggs 8 of 9 the 11 song 10 little 11 song 11 song 13 . 12 birds 13 . 13 . 14 " [chapter] [xii] [:] [a] [tree-top] [battle] as black is black and white is white , [so] wrong is wrong and right is right . 1 as 2 black 2 black 9 , 3 is 4 black 4 black 5 and 5 and 6 white 6 white 7 is 6 white 8 white 7 is 8 white 8 white 9 , 9 , 14 and 11 wrong 13 wrong 12 is 13 wrong 13 wrong 14 and 14 and 15 right 15 right 16 is 16 is 17 right 17 right 18 . there isn't any half way about it . 1 there 2 isn't 1 there 3 any 2 isn't 3 any 3 any 4 half 4 half 5 way 5 way 6 about 6 about 8 . 7 it 8 . a thing is wrong or it is right , and that is all there is to it . 1 a 2 thing 2 thing 3 is 3 is 4 wrong 4 wrong 5 or 4 wrong 9 , 6 it 7 is 7 is 8 right 8 right 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 that 11 that 12 is 12 is 13 all 12 is 14 there 14 there 15 is 15 is 16 to 15 is 17 it 17 it 18 . they try to compromise . 1 they 2 try 2 try 3 to 3 to 4 compromise 4 compromise 5 . to compromise is to do neither one thing nor the other but a little of both . 1 to 5 do 2 compromise 4 to 3 is 4 to 4 to 5 do 5 do 6 neither 6 neither 7 one 6 neither 9 nor 8 thing 9 nor 9 nor 10 the 10 the 11 other 10 the 17 . 11 other 14 little 12 but 13 a 13 a 14 little 15 of 16 both 16 both 17 . but you can't do that with right and wrong . 1 but 3 can't 2 you 3 can't 3 can't 4 do 4 do 5 that 5 that 9 wrong 6 with 7 right 7 right 8 and 8 and 9 wrong 9 wrong 10 . no , he wasn't fighting with [hooty] or [mrs] [hooty] . 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 fighting 4 wasn't 11 . 5 fighting 6 with 6 with 8 or he was fighting a battle right inside himself . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 battle 3 fighting 4 a 3 fighting 5 battle 5 battle 6 right 6 right 7 inside 7 inside 8 himself 8 himself 9 . it was a battle between right and wrong . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 5 between 3 a 4 battle 5 between 7 and 6 right 7 and 7 and 8 wrong 8 wrong 9 . he bad declared that never again would he steal an egg from a bird . 1 he 2 bad 2 bad 3 declared 3 declared 4 that 4 that 7 would 5 never 6 again 5 never 7 would 7 would 14 bird 8 he 9 steal 9 steal 10 an 10 an 13 a 11 egg 12 from 12 from 13 a 13 a 14 bird 14 bird 15 . but never before had he found a nest of [hooty] the [owl] . 1 but 2 never 1 but 3 before 3 before 4 had 3 before 7 a 5 he 6 found 6 found 7 a 7 a 8 nest 8 nest 9 of 9 of 11 the 11 the 13 . those two big eggs would add ever so much to his collection . 1 those 2 two 1 those 5 would 3 big 4 eggs 4 eggs 5 would 5 would 6 add 6 add 7 ever 7 ever 9 much 8 so 9 much 9 much 10 to 10 to 11 his 11 his 12 collection 12 collection 13 . " take ' em , " said a little voice inside . 1 " 2 take 2 take 5 , 3 ' 4 em 4 em 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 a 8 a 10 voice 8 a 12 . 9 little 10 voice 11 inside 12 . " [hooty] is a robber . 1 " 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 robber 5 robber 6 . you will be doing a kindness to the other birds by taking them . " 1 you 4 doing 2 will 3 be 2 will 4 doing 4 doing 5 a 5 a 9 other 6 kindness 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 other 9 other 10 birds 10 birds 12 taking 10 birds 14 . 11 by 12 taking 12 taking 13 them 14 . 15 " " don't do it , " said another little voice . 1 " 2 don't 1 " 3 do 3 do 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 8 another 6 " 7 said 6 " 8 another 8 another 10 voice 9 little 10 voice 10 voice 11 . it is just as much stealing to take his eggs as to take the eggs of any other bird . 1 it 8 take 2 is 3 just 3 just 6 stealing 3 just 8 take 4 as 5 much 5 much 6 stealing 6 stealing 7 to 8 take 11 as 9 his 10 eggs 10 eggs 11 as 11 as 15 eggs 12 to 13 take 12 to 14 the 14 the 15 eggs 15 eggs 19 bird 16 of 17 any 16 of 19 bird 17 any 18 other 19 bird 20 . he has just as much right to them as [jenny] [wren] has to hers . " 1 he 2 has 1 he 5 much 3 just 4 as 3 just 5 much 5 much 7 to 6 right 7 to 7 to 8 them 8 them 9 as 9 as 12 has 12 has 13 to 13 to 14 hers 14 hers 15 . 15 . 16 " " take one and leave one , " said the first voice . 1 " 2 take 2 take 3 one 2 take 5 leave 4 and 5 leave 5 leave 11 first 6 one 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 the 10 the 11 first 11 first 12 voice 12 voice 13 . " that will be just as much stealing as if you took both , " said the second voice . 1 " 3 will 1 " 8 stealing 2 that 3 will 3 will 5 just 4 be 5 just 6 as 7 much 7 much 8 stealing 8 stealing 14 , 9 as 10 if 10 if 11 you 11 you 12 took 11 you 13 both 12 took 13 both 13 both 14 , 14 , 19 voice 15 " 16 said 16 said 17 the 17 the 18 second 17 the 19 voice 19 voice 20 . " besides , you will be breaking your own word . 1 " 2 besides 1 " 4 you 2 besides 3 , 4 you 5 will 4 you 6 be 6 be 7 breaking 7 breaking 9 own 8 your 9 own 9 own 11 . 10 word 11 . you said that you never would take another egg . " 1 you 2 said 2 said 3 that 3 that 4 you 4 you 5 never 5 never 6 would 6 would 7 take 6 would 9 egg 7 take 8 another 8 another 9 egg 9 egg 10 . 10 . 11 " " [i] didn't promise anybody but myself , " declared [farmer] [brown] 's boy right out loud . 1 " 3 didn't 1 " 18 . 4 promise 5 anybody 4 promise 7 myself 5 anybody 6 but 7 myself 14 boy 8 , 9 " 8 , 14 boy 9 " 10 declared 10 declared 13 's 14 boy 15 right 14 boy 18 . 15 right 16 out 15 right 17 loud " a promise to yourself ought to be just as good as a promise to any [one] else . 1 " 9 just 2 a 3 promise 3 promise 4 to 4 to 5 yourself 5 yourself 6 ought 6 ought 7 to 6 ought 8 be 8 be 9 just 9 just 14 promise 10 as 11 good 10 as 12 as 12 as 13 a 13 a 14 promise 14 promise 19 . 15 to 16 any 16 any 18 else 16 any 19 . i don't wonder [hooty] hisses at you , " said the good little voice . 1 i 2 don't 1 i 5 hisses 2 don't 3 wonder 5 hisses 6 at 6 at 12 good 7 you 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 the 11 the 12 good 12 good 14 voice 13 little 14 voice 14 voice 15 . " and think how mean and small [and] cheap you 'll feel every time you look at them , " added the good little voice . 1 " 3 think 1 " 7 small 2 and 3 think 3 think 4 how 4 how 5 mean 6 and 7 small 7 small 11 'll 9 cheap 10 you 10 you 11 'll 11 'll 13 every 11 'll 16 look 12 feel 13 every 13 every 14 time 14 time 15 you 16 look 18 them 16 look 23 good 17 at 18 them 18 them 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 21 added 21 added 22 the 23 good 26 . 24 little 25 voice 25 voice 26 . besides , wrong is wrong and right is right , always . " 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 3 wrong 1 besides 5 wrong 3 wrong 4 is 4 is 5 wrong 5 wrong 7 right 6 and 7 right 7 right 8 is 8 is 9 right 9 right 11 always 10 , 11 always 11 always 12 . 12 . 13 " slowly [farmer] [brown] 's boy reached over the edge of the nest and put back the egg . 1 slowly 5 boy 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 9 edge 6 reached 7 over 7 over 8 the 8 the 9 edge 9 edge 10 of 9 edge 13 and 10 of 11 the 10 of 12 nest 13 and 15 back 14 put 15 back 15 back 18 . 16 the 17 egg 17 egg 18 . then he began to climb down the tree . 1 then 3 began 2 he 3 began 3 began 6 down 4 to 5 climb 5 climb 6 down 6 down 7 the 7 the 8 tree 8 tree 9 . when he reached the ground he went off a little way and watched . 1 when 5 ground 2 he 3 reached 3 reached 4 the 4 the 5 ground 5 ground 7 went 6 he 7 went 7 went 8 off 8 off 11 way 9 a 10 little 10 little 11 way 11 way 13 watched 12 and 13 watched 13 watched 14 . almost at once [mrs] [hooty] flew to the nest and settled down on the eggs , while [hooty] mounted guard close by . 1 almost 3 once 1 almost 7 to 2 at 3 once 3 once 6 flew 7 to 15 eggs 8 the 9 nest 9 nest 10 and 9 nest 15 eggs 10 and 11 settled 11 settled 13 on 12 down 13 on 13 on 14 the 15 eggs 17 while 16 , 17 while 17 while 19 mounted 19 mounted 20 guard 19 mounted 21 close 21 close 23 . 22 by 23 . " [i] 'm glad [i] didn't take ' em , " said [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 " 6 didn't 3 'm 4 glad 4 glad 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 take 7 take 10 , 8 ' 9 em 9 em 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 17 . 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 17 . " yes , [sir] , [i] 'm glad [i] didn't take ' em . " 1 " 2 yes 1 " 7 'm 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 5 , 7 'm 8 glad 7 'm 10 didn't 10 didn't 11 take 11 take 13 em 12 ' 13 em 13 em 14 . 14 . 15 " [chapter] [xiii] [:] [blacky] [has] [a] [change] [of] [heart] blacky [the] [crow] isn't all black . 1 blacky 4 isn't 4 isn't 5 all 5 all 6 black 6 black 7 . no , indeed . 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 . his coat is black , and sometimes it seems as if his heart is all black , but this isn't so . 1 his 2 coat 1 his 11 if 2 coat 3 is 3 is 4 black 4 black 7 sometimes 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 sometimes 7 sometimes 8 it 8 it 9 seems 9 seems 10 as 11 if 13 heart 11 if 16 black 12 his 13 heart 14 is 15 all 14 is 16 black 16 black 17 , 17 , 18 but 18 but 19 this 19 this 20 isn't 20 isn't 21 so 21 so 22 . it certainly seemed as if his heart was all black when he tried so hard to make trouble for [hooty] the [owl] . 1 it 2 certainly 1 it 8 was 2 certainly 3 seemed 3 seemed 5 if 3 seemed 7 heart 4 as 5 if 6 his 7 heart 8 was 13 tried 9 all 10 black 10 black 11 when 11 when 12 he 11 when 13 tried 13 tried 15 hard 14 so 15 hard 15 hard 18 trouble 16 to 17 make 17 make 18 trouble 18 trouble 19 for 19 for 21 the 21 the 23 . you see , it didn't seem at all wrong to try to get those eggs . 1 you 2 see 1 you 8 all 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 it 4 it 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 seem 6 seem 7 at 8 all 9 wrong 9 wrong 10 to 10 to 11 try 11 try 13 get 11 try 14 those 12 to 13 get 13 get 14 those 14 those 16 . 15 eggs 16 . blacky was hungry , and those eggs would have given him a good meal . 1 blacky 12 a 2 was 3 hungry 3 hungry 5 and 3 hungry 6 those 4 , 5 and 6 those 8 would 7 eggs 8 would 8 would 9 have 9 have 10 given 9 have 12 a 10 given 11 him 12 a 13 good 12 a 14 meal 13 good 14 meal 14 meal 15 . and most of the other little people of the [green] [forest] and the [green] [meadows] would have felt the same way about it . 1 and 2 most 1 and 9 the 2 most 5 other 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 other 5 other 8 of 6 little 7 people 7 people 8 of 9 the 20 same 12 and 13 the 12 and 18 felt 16 would 17 have 17 have 18 felt 18 felt 20 same 19 the 20 same 20 same 24 . 21 way 22 about 22 about 23 it 23 it 24 . you see , it is one of the laws of [old] [mother] [nature] that each one must learn to look out for himself . 1 you 2 see 2 see 4 it 2 see 6 one 3 , 4 it 4 it 5 is 6 one 7 of 6 one 10 of 7 of 8 the 7 of 9 laws 10 of 14 that 14 that 18 learn 15 each 16 one 16 one 17 must 17 must 18 learn 18 learn 19 to 19 to 20 look 19 to 24 . 20 look 21 out 20 look 23 himself 22 for 23 himself he was doing something then which was pure meanness . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 doing 3 doing 5 then 4 something 5 then 5 then 6 which 6 which 8 pure 7 was 8 pure 8 pure 10 . 9 meanness 10 . he was just trying to make trouble for [hooty] , to get even because [hooty] had been too smart for him . 1 he 2 was 1 he 7 trouble 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 trying 4 trying 5 to 5 to 6 make 7 trouble 8 for 8 for 10 , 10 , 17 been 11 to 12 get 12 get 13 even 13 even 14 because 13 even 17 been 14 because 16 had 17 been 19 smart 18 too 19 smart 19 smart 22 . 20 for 21 him 21 him 22 . he felt sure that he would take both eggs . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 4 that 5 he 4 that 6 would 6 would 8 both 7 take 8 both 8 both 10 . 9 eggs 10 . he hoped so , anyway . 1 he 2 hoped 2 hoped 3 so 2 hoped 5 anyway 4 , 5 anyway 5 anyway 6 . he just couldn't believe what he saw . 1 he 2 just 1 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 believe 4 believe 5 what 5 what 6 he 6 he 7 saw 6 he 8 . 7 saw 8 . at first he was dreadfully disappointed and angry . 1 at 2 first 2 first 4 was 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 dreadfully 5 dreadfully 7 and 6 disappointed 7 and 7 and 8 angry 8 angry 9 . it looked very much as if he weren't going to get even with [hooty] after all . 1 it 2 looked 1 it 4 much 2 looked 3 very 4 much 5 as 5 as 6 if 5 as 7 he 7 he 8 weren't 8 weren't 10 to 8 weren't 11 get 9 going 10 to 11 get 12 even 11 get 15 after 12 even 13 with 15 after 16 all 16 all 17 . he flew over to his favorite tree to think things over . 1 he 2 flew 1 he 5 his 2 flew 3 over 3 over 4 to 5 his 6 favorite 5 his 7 tree 6 favorite 7 tree 7 tree 9 think 8 to 9 think 9 think 10 things 10 things 11 over 11 over 12 . now sometimes it is a good thing to sit by oneself and think things over . 1 now 4 is 2 sometimes 3 it 3 it 4 is 4 is 7 thing 5 a 6 good 6 good 7 thing 7 thing 8 to 7 thing 9 sit 8 to 9 sit 9 sit 11 oneself 10 by 11 oneself 11 oneself 13 think 11 oneself 14 things 12 and 13 think 14 things 15 over 15 over 16 . it gives the little [small] voice deep down inside a chance to be heard . 1 it 2 gives 2 gives 6 voice 2 gives 7 deep 3 the 4 little 4 little 6 voice 7 deep 12 to 8 down 10 a 9 inside 10 a 10 a 11 chance 11 chance 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 heard 14 heard 15 . it was just that way with [blacky] now . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 that 3 just 8 now 4 that 5 way 5 way 6 with 8 now 9 . the longer he thought , the meaner his action in calling [farmer] [brown] 's boy looked . 1 the 2 longer 1 the 4 thought 2 longer 3 he 4 thought 5 , 4 thought 11 calling 5 , 6 the 6 the 7 meaner 7 meaner 9 action 8 his 9 action 10 in 11 calling 11 calling 15 boy 14 's 15 boy 15 boy 17 . 16 looked 17 . blacky hung his head . 1 blacky 2 hung 2 hung 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . he knew that it was true . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 true 6 true 7 . at last [blacky] threw up his head and chuckled , and this time his chuckle was good to hear . 1 at 2 last 1 at 6 his 2 last 5 up 4 threw 5 up 6 his 7 head 6 his 13 time 7 head 8 and 8 and 9 chuckled 9 chuckled 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 this 13 time 18 to 14 his 15 chuckle 15 chuckle 16 was 16 was 17 good 17 good 18 to 18 to 19 hear 19 hear 20 . " [i] 'm glad that [farmer] [brown] 's boy didn't take those eggs , " said he right out loud . 1 " 4 glad 3 'm 4 glad 4 glad 17 he 5 that 8 's 5 that 9 boy 9 boy 11 take 10 didn't 11 take 11 take 14 , 12 those 13 eggs 12 those 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 said 15 " 17 he 17 he 21 . 18 right 19 out 18 right 21 . 19 out 20 loud " yes , sir , [i] 'm glad . 1 " 4 sir 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 sir 4 sir 5 , 5 , 7 'm 7 'm 8 glad 8 glad 9 . i 'll never do such a thing as that again . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 4 do 3 never 4 do 4 do 5 such 5 such 6 a 5 such 7 thing 7 thing 8 as 7 thing 11 . 9 that 10 again 10 again 11 . i 'm ashamed of what [i] did ; yet [i] 'm glad [i] did it . 1 i 2 'm 1 i 5 what 2 'm 4 of 3 ashamed 4 of 5 what 8 ; 7 did 8 ; 8 ; 9 yet 9 yet 11 'm 9 yet 14 did 11 'm 12 glad 14 did 15 it 15 it 16 . i 'm glad because [i] 've learned some things . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 4 because 3 glad 4 because 4 because 7 learned 6 've 7 learned 7 learned 9 things 8 some 9 things 9 things 10 . i 've learned that [farmer] [brown] 's boy isn't as much to be feared as he used to be . 1 i 9 isn't 2 've 3 learned 3 learned 4 that 4 that 7 's 7 's 8 boy 7 's 9 isn't 9 isn't 12 to 10 as 11 much 11 much 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 feared 14 feared 16 he 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 used 17 used 20 . 18 to 19 be 19 be 20 . i 've learned that [hooty] isn't as stupid as [i] thought he was . 1 i 2 've 1 i 6 isn't 2 've 3 learned 3 learned 4 that 6 isn't 7 as 6 isn't 9 as 8 stupid 9 as 9 as 12 he 11 thought 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 . now [i] think [i] 'll go hunt for an honest meal . " 1 now 5 'll 3 think 5 'll 5 'll 7 hunt 6 go 7 hunt 7 hunt 8 for 8 for 9 an 8 for 10 honest 10 honest 11 meal 11 meal 12 . 12 . 13 " and he did . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 . [chapter] [xiv] [:] [blacky] [makes] [a] [call] judge no one by his style of dress ; [your] ignorance you thus confess . 1 judge 2 no 1 judge 8 dress 2 no 3 one 4 by 5 his 5 his 6 style 6 style 7 of 6 style 8 dress 8 dress 9 ; 9 ; 11 ignorance 11 ignorance 14 confess 12 you 13 thus 12 you 14 confess 14 confess 15 . blacky the [crow] . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 . " caw , caw , caw , caw . " 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 3 , 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 5 , 4 caw 6 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 7 , 6 caw 8 caw 8 caw 9 . 8 caw 10 " there was no need of looking to see who that was . 1 there 2 was 1 there 4 need 2 was 3 no 4 need 8 see 5 of 6 looking 6 looking 7 to 7 to 8 see 8 see 9 who 9 who 10 that 10 that 11 was 11 was 12 . peter [rabbit] knew without looking . 1 peter 3 knew 3 knew 4 without 4 without 5 looking 5 looking 6 . mrs [quack] knew without looking . 1 mrs 3 knew 3 knew 4 without 4 without 5 looking 5 looking 6 . just the same , both looked up . 1 just 4 , 2 the 3 same 3 same 4 , 4 , 5 both 5 both 6 looked 6 looked 7 up 7 up 8 . just alighting in the top of a tall tree was [blacky] the [crow] . 1 just 2 alighting 1 just 3 in 3 in 5 top 4 the 5 top 5 top 6 of 5 top 9 tree 6 of 7 a 7 a 8 tall 9 tree 10 was 10 was 12 the 12 the 14 . " [i] hope [i] am not interrupting any secret gossip . " 1 " 3 hope 3 hope 6 not 5 am 6 not 6 not 9 secret 7 interrupting 8 any 8 any 9 secret 9 secret 10 gossip 10 gossip 12 " 11 . 12 " " not at all , " [peter] hastened to say . 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 at 3 at 4 all 4 all 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 8 hastened 8 hastened 9 to 9 to 10 say 10 say 11 . " [mrs] [quack] was just telling me of the troubles and clangers in bringing up a young family in the [far] [north] . 1 " 5 just 4 was 5 just 5 just 6 telling 6 telling 7 me 6 telling 14 bringing 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 troubles 10 troubles 11 and 10 troubles 12 clangers 12 clangers 13 in 12 clangers 14 bringing 14 bringing 15 up 14 bringing 17 young 16 a 17 young 17 young 18 family 17 young 23 . 18 family 19 in 19 in 20 the how did you know the [quacks] had arrived ? " 1 how 2 did 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 know 3 you 9 ? 4 know 5 the 7 had 8 arrived 8 arrived 9 ? 9 ? 10 " blacky chuckled hoarsely . 1 blacky 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 hoarsely 3 hoarsely 4 . " [i] didn't , " said he . 1 " 6 said 3 didn't 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 7 he 8 . mr [quack] , you and [mrs] [quack] are looking very fine this fall . 1 mr 5 and 3 , 4 you 3 , 5 and 5 and 9 looking 8 are 9 looking 9 looking 10 very 10 very 11 fine 11 fine 14 . 12 this 13 fall 13 fall 14 . and those handsome young [quacks] , you don't mean to tell me that they are your children ! " 1 and 2 those 1 and 4 young 2 those 3 handsome 4 young 8 don't 6 , 7 you 7 you 8 don't 8 don't 9 mean 8 don't 11 tell 9 mean 10 to 11 tell 14 they 12 me 13 that 13 that 14 they 14 they 15 are 15 are 16 your 16 your 17 children 17 children 18 ! 18 ! 19 " mrs [quack] nodded proudly . 1 mrs 3 nodded 3 nodded 4 proudly 4 proudly 5 . " they are , " said she . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 she 7 she 8 . " they are a credit to their parents . 1 " 3 are 2 they 3 are 3 are 5 credit 4 a 5 credit 5 credit 6 to 6 to 7 their 7 their 8 parents 8 parents 9 . yes , indeed , they are a credit to their parents . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 they 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 are 6 are 8 credit 6 are 9 to 7 a 8 credit 9 to 10 their 10 their 11 parents 11 parents 12 . never have [i] seen finer young [ducks] in all my life . 1 never 6 young 2 have 4 seen 4 seen 5 finer 5 finer 6 young 6 young 8 in 8 in 9 all 9 all 11 life 10 my 11 life 11 life 12 . how glad the hunters with terrible guns will be to see them . " 1 how 4 hunters 2 glad 3 the 2 glad 4 hunters 4 hunters 5 with 5 with 6 terrible 6 terrible 8 will 7 guns 8 will 8 will 9 be 9 be 10 to 10 to 11 see 11 see 12 them 11 see 13 . 13 . 14 " mrs [quack] shivered at that , and [blacky] saw it . 1 mrs 3 shivered 3 shivered 4 at 4 at 5 that 5 that 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 saw 9 saw 10 it 10 it 11 . he chuckled softly . 1 he 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 softly 3 softly 4 . you know he dearly loves to make others uncomfortable . 1 you 2 know 1 you 4 dearly 2 know 3 he 4 dearly 6 to 5 loves 6 to 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 others 8 others 10 . 9 uncomfortable 10 . " [i] saw three hunters over on the edge of the [big] [river] early this very morning , " said he . 1 " 3 saw 1 " 4 three 4 three 7 on 5 hunters 6 over 5 hunters 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 14 early 9 edge 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 14 early 14 early 18 , 15 this 16 very 15 this 17 morning 16 very 17 morning 17 morning 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 said 19 " 22 . 20 said 21 he mrs [quack] looked more anxious than ever . 1 mrs 5 anxious 3 looked 4 more 4 more 5 anxious 5 anxious 6 than 6 than 7 ever 7 ever 8 . blacky 's sharp eyes noted this . 1 blacky 2 's 2 's 3 sharp 3 sharp 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 noted 5 noted 6 this 6 this 7 . " that is why [i] came over here , " he added kindly . 1 " 3 is 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 why 3 is 6 came 6 came 9 , 7 over 8 here 7 over 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 12 added 11 he 12 added 12 added 13 kindly 13 kindly 14 . " [i] wanted to give you warning . " 1 " 3 wanted 3 wanted 4 to 4 to 5 give 5 give 6 you 6 you 7 warning 7 warning 8 . 8 . 9 " " but you didn't know the [quacks] were here ! " spoke up [peter] . 1 " 2 but 1 " 4 didn't 2 but 3 you 4 didn't 5 know 4 didn't 8 were 5 know 6 the 8 were 9 here 9 here 10 ! 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 spoke 12 spoke 13 up 13 up 15 . " true enough , [peter] . 1 " 2 true 2 true 3 enough 3 enough 4 , 4 , 6 . true enough , " replied [blacky] , his eyes twinkling . 1 true 2 enough 1 true 3 , 3 , 5 replied 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 9 eyes 7 , 8 his 8 his 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 twinkling 10 twinkling 11 . " but [i] thought they might be . 1 " 2 but 2 but 4 thought 4 thought 5 they 4 thought 6 might 6 might 7 be 7 be 8 . is it true , [mrs] [quack] , that we are going to have a long , hard , cold winter ? " 1 is 2 it 1 is 10 are 2 it 3 true 3 true 4 , 7 , 8 that 8 that 9 we 9 we 10 are 10 are 13 have 11 going 12 to 12 to 13 have 13 have 14 a 14 a 15 long 14 a 17 hard 15 long 16 , 15 long 17 hard 17 hard 18 , 18 , 19 cold 18 , 20 winter 20 winter 21 ? 21 ? 22 " " that is what they say up in the [far] [north] , " replied [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 4 what 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 what 4 what 5 they 5 they 6 say 6 say 7 up 7 up 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 17 . 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 replied 14 replied 17 . " and it is true that [jack] [frost] had started down earlier than usual . 1 " 2 and 2 and 11 down 3 it 4 is 4 is 5 true 5 true 6 that 6 that 9 had 9 had 10 started 10 started 11 down 11 down 12 earlier 12 earlier 13 than 13 than 15 . 14 usual 15 . that is how it happens we are here now . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 how 3 how 4 it 4 it 5 happens 5 happens 6 we 6 we 7 are 7 are 8 here 8 here 10 . 9 now 10 . but about those hunters over by the [big] [river] , do you suppose they will come over here ? " 1 but 2 about 1 but 5 over 2 about 3 those 3 those 4 hunters 5 over 7 the 6 by 7 the 7 the 13 suppose 10 , 11 do 11 do 12 you 11 do 13 suppose 13 suppose 15 will 14 they 15 will 15 will 16 come 16 come 17 over 16 come 19 ? 18 here 19 ? 19 ? 20 " there was an anxious note in [mrs] [quack] 's voice . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 an 2 was 4 anxious 4 anxious 5 note 5 note 6 in 5 note 10 voice 9 's 10 voice 10 voice 11 . " no , " replied [blacky] promptly . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 5 replied 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 promptly 7 promptly 8 . " [farmer] [brown] 's boy won't let them . 1 " 4 's 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 won't 6 won't 7 let 7 let 8 them 8 them 9 . i know . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 . i 've been watching him and he has been watching those hunters . 1 i 3 been 2 've 3 been 3 been 7 he 4 watching 5 him 5 him 6 and 6 and 7 he 7 he 9 been 8 has 9 been 9 been 11 those 10 watching 11 those 11 those 12 hunters 12 hunters 13 . as long as you stay here , you will be safe . 1 as 2 long 1 as 4 you 2 long 3 as 4 you 5 stay 5 stay 9 will 6 here 7 , 7 , 8 you 8 you 9 will 9 will 10 be 10 be 11 safe 11 safe 12 . what a great world this would be if all those two-legged creatures were like [farmer] [brown] 's boy . " 1 what 2 a 2 a 4 world 3 great 4 world 4 world 11 two-legged 5 this 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 8 if 7 be 11 two-legged 8 if 10 those 9 all 10 those 11 two-legged 12 creatures 12 creatures 13 were 12 creatures 14 like 14 like 17 's 17 's 18 boy 18 boy 19 . 19 . 20 " " wouldn't it ! " cried [peter] . 1 " 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 it 3 it 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 8 . then he added , " [i] wish they were . " 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 added 3 added 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 7 wish 7 wish 8 they 7 wish 10 . 8 they 9 were 10 . 11 " " you don't wish it half as much as [i] do , " declared [mrs] [quack] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 5 it 4 wish 5 it 5 it 6 half 6 half 7 as 7 as 8 much 8 much 9 as 8 much 11 do 11 do 14 declared 12 , 13 " 12 , 14 declared 14 declared 17 . " what changed him ? " asked [mrs] [quack] , looking interested . 1 " 2 what 1 " 7 asked 2 what 3 changed 3 changed 4 him 4 him 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 7 asked 11 looking 10 , 11 looking 11 looking 12 interested 12 interested 13 . " just getting really acquainted with some of the little people of the [green] [forest] and the [green] [meadows] , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 2 just 1 " 3 getting 3 getting 4 really 4 really 5 acquainted 5 acquainted 7 some 5 acquainted 16 and 6 with 7 some 7 some 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 little 10 little 11 people 11 people 12 of 12 of 13 the 16 and 17 the 17 the 24 . 20 , 21 " 21 " 22 replied 22 replied 24 . " he found them ready to meet him more than halfway in friendship and that some of them really are his best friends . ["] 1 " 7 meet 1 " 24 . 2 he 3 found 3 found 4 them 4 them 5 ready 4 them 6 to 6 to 7 meet 7 meet 8 him 8 him 10 than 9 more 10 than 10 than 11 halfway 11 halfway 12 in 11 halfway 13 friendship 13 friendship 17 of 13 friendship 19 really 13 friendship 24 . 14 and 15 that 14 and 16 some 16 some 17 of 17 of 18 them 19 really 20 are 21 his 22 best 22 best 23 friends 22 best 24 . " and now he is their best friend , " spoke up [peter] . 1 " 4 he 2 and 3 now 2 and 4 he 4 he 5 is 5 is 6 their 5 is 7 best 7 best 8 friend 7 best 9 , 9 , 10 " 9 , 12 up 10 " 11 spoke 12 up 14 . blacky nodded . 1 blacky 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " right , [peter] , " said he . 1 " 2 right 2 right 3 , 2 right 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " that is why the [quacks] are safe here and will be as long as they stay . " 1 " 3 is 2 that 3 is 3 is 8 safe 4 why 5 the 4 why 8 safe 7 are 8 safe 8 safe 9 here 9 here 10 and 10 and 14 long 11 will 12 be 12 be 13 as 13 as 14 long 14 long 15 as 15 as 16 they 16 they 17 stay 17 stay 19 " 18 . 19 " [chapter] [xv] [:] [blacky] [does] [a] [little] [looking] [about] blacky the [crow] . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 . blacky the [crow] is a shrewd fellow . 1 blacky 2 the 1 blacky 5 a 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 shrewd 6 shrewd 7 fellow 7 fellow 8 . he is one of the smartest and shrewdest of all the little people in the [green] [forest] and on the [green] [meadows] . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 3 one 6 smartest 4 of 5 the 6 smartest 8 shrewdest 7 and 8 shrewdest 8 shrewdest 9 of 8 shrewdest 23 . 9 of 11 the 10 all 11 the 11 the 12 little 12 little 13 people 13 people 14 in 14 in 15 the 18 and 19 on 19 on 20 the 20 the 23 . everybody knows it . 1 everybody 2 knows 2 knows 3 it 3 it 4 . and because of this , [all] his neighbors have a great deal of respect for him , despite his mischievous ways . 1 and 2 because 1 and 7 his 2 because 3 of 3 of 4 this 4 this 5 , 7 his 8 neighbors 7 his 10 a 8 neighbors 9 have 10 a 11 great 11 great 14 respect 11 great 18 despite 12 deal 13 of 13 of 14 respect 15 for 16 him 16 him 17 , 17 , 18 despite 18 despite 22 . 19 his 22 . 20 mischievous 21 ways 21 ways 22 . you know there is very little that escapes the sharp eyes of [blacky] the [crow] . 1 you 2 know 2 know 3 there 2 know 5 very 3 there 4 is 5 very 6 little 5 very 8 escapes 7 that 8 escapes 8 escapes 11 eyes 9 the 10 sharp 10 sharp 11 eyes 11 eyes 12 of 12 of 14 the 14 the 16 . he had guessed what these things meant . 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 what 2 had 3 guessed 4 what 6 things 5 these 6 things 6 things 7 meant 7 meant 8 . " they think we are going to have a long , hard , cold winter , " muttered [blacky] to himself . 1 " 4 we 1 " 9 a 2 they 3 think 2 they 4 we 4 we 5 are 4 we 6 going 5 are 6 going 7 to 8 have 8 have 9 a 9 a 13 , 9 a 18 muttered 10 long 11 , 10 long 12 hard 10 long 13 , 11 , 12 hard 13 , 14 cold 14 cold 16 , 15 winter 16 , 16 , 17 " 18 muttered 21 himself 18 muttered 22 . 20 to 21 himself " perhaps they know , but [i] want to see some signs of it for myself . 1 " 3 they 1 " 6 but 2 perhaps 3 they 3 they 4 know 4 know 5 , 6 but 8 want 8 want 9 to 9 to 10 see 10 see 13 of 10 see 14 it 11 some 12 signs 12 signs 13 of 14 it 15 for 15 for 16 myself 16 myself 17 . they may be only guessing . 1 they 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 4 only 4 only 5 guessing 5 guessing 6 . anybody can do that , and one guess is as good as another . " 1 anybody 3 do 2 can 3 do 3 do 4 that 4 that 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 one 7 one 8 guess 8 guess 11 good 9 is 10 as 10 as 11 good 11 good 12 as 12 as 13 another 13 another 14 . 14 . 15 " mrs [quack] explained that [jack] [frost] had already started south , and so they had started earlier to keep well ahead of him . 1 mrs 3 explained 1 mrs 7 had 3 explained 4 that 7 had 9 started 7 had 16 started 8 already 9 started 9 started 10 south 10 south 11 , 11 , 12 and 13 so 14 they 14 they 15 had 15 had 16 started 16 started 23 him 17 earlier 18 to 18 to 19 keep 19 keep 20 well 20 well 22 of 21 ahead 22 of 22 of 23 him 23 him 24 . i wouldn't take their word for it any more than [i] would the word of [johnny] [chuck] or [jerry] [muskrat] or [paddy] the [beaver] . 1 i 2 wouldn't 1 i 3 take 2 wouldn't 3 take 3 take 5 word 4 their 5 word 5 word 9 more 6 for 7 it 7 it 8 any 8 any 9 more 9 more 10 than 10 than 14 word 10 than 25 . 12 would 13 the 13 the 14 word 14 word 15 of 18 or 21 or 21 or 25 . 23 the 25 . i 'll look about a little . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 look 3 look 4 about 4 about 5 a 4 about 7 . 5 a 6 little 7 . 8 " he headed straight for the [green] [meadows] and [farmer] [brown] 's cornfield . 1 he 2 headed 2 headed 3 straight 3 straight 4 for 3 straight 13 . 4 for 5 the 8 and 13 . 11 's 12 cornfield 12 cornfield 13 . a little of that yellow corn would make a good breakfast . 1 a 2 little 1 a 5 yellow 3 of 4 that 4 that 5 yellow 5 yellow 7 would 6 corn 7 would 7 would 8 make 7 would 10 good 8 make 9 a 10 good 11 breakfast 10 good 12 . 11 breakfast 12 . " seems to me these husks are unusually thick , " muttered [blacky] , as he tore at them with his stout bill . 1 " 2 seems 2 seems 3 to 2 seems 4 me 2 seems 9 thick 3 to 4 me 4 me 6 husks 5 these 6 husks 7 are 8 unusually 8 unusually 9 thick 9 thick 10 , 9 thick 12 muttered 10 , 11 " 10 , 12 muttered 12 muttered 22 stout 14 , 15 as 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 tore 17 tore 19 them 17 tore 20 with 18 at 19 them 20 with 21 his 21 his 22 stout 22 stout 23 bill 23 bill 24 . " don't remember ever having seen them as thick as these . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 remember 2 don't 4 ever 4 ever 5 having 4 ever 7 them 5 having 6 seen 7 them 12 . 8 as 9 thick 9 thick 10 as 10 as 11 these 11 these 12 . wonder if it just happens to be so on this ear . " 1 wonder 2 if 2 if 3 it 3 it 4 just 3 it 5 happens 5 happens 6 to 5 happens 11 ear 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 so 9 on 10 this 10 this 11 ear 11 ear 12 . 12 . 13 " then , as a [sudden] thought popped into his black head , he left that ear and went to another . 1 then 4 a 1 then 13 he 2 , 3 as 2 , 4 a 4 a 10 black 6 thought 7 popped 6 thought 10 black 7 popped 8 into 8 into 9 his 10 black 12 , 11 head 12 , 13 he 14 left 13 he 16 ear 14 left 15 that 16 ear 19 to 17 and 18 went 18 went 19 to 19 to 20 another 20 another 21 . the husks of this were as thick as those on the first . 1 the 2 husks 2 husks 3 of 2 husks 4 this 2 husks 5 were 2 husks 7 thick 6 as 7 thick 7 thick 8 as 7 thick 9 those 9 those 10 on 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 first 12 first 13 . he flew to another shock and found the husks there just the same . 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 4 another 2 flew 7 found 3 to 4 another 4 another 5 shock 5 shock 6 and 6 and 7 found 7 found 10 there 8 the 9 husks 9 husks 10 there 10 there 12 the 11 just 12 the 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 . he tried a third shock with the same result . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 3 a 3 a 4 third 3 a 5 shock 4 third 5 shock 5 shock 8 same 6 with 8 same 7 the 8 same 8 same 9 result 9 result 10 . " huh , they are all alike , " said he . 1 " 2 huh 2 huh 7 alike 3 , 4 they 4 they 5 are 5 are 6 all 6 all 7 alike 7 alike 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 10 said 12 . then he looked thoughtful and [for] a few minutes sat perfectly still like a black statue . 1 then 2 he 1 then 7 a 2 he 3 looked 4 thoughtful 5 and 4 thoughtful 7 a 7 a 13 like 8 few 9 minutes 9 minutes 10 sat 10 sat 11 perfectly 10 sat 13 like 11 perfectly 12 still 13 like 17 . 14 a 15 black 14 a 17 . 15 black 16 statue " they are right , " said he at last . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 are 3 are 4 right 4 right 5 , 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 11 . 9 at 10 last 10 last 11 . " yes , [sir] , they are right . " 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 2 yes 5 , 5 , 6 they 6 they 7 are 7 are 8 right 8 right 9 . 9 . 10 " of course he meant [johnny] [chuck] and [jerry] [muskrat] and [paddy] the [beaver] and the [quacks] . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 he 2 course 17 . 3 he 4 meant 4 meant 7 and 10 and 12 the 10 and 17 . 14 and 15 the 15 the 17 . i know it myself now . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 it 3 it 4 myself 4 myself 5 now 5 now 6 . i 've found a sign . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 found 3 found 4 a 4 a 5 sign 5 sign 6 . old [mother] [nature] has wrapped this corn in extra thick husks , and of course she has done it to protect it . 1 old 11 husks 4 has 5 wrapped 5 wrapped 6 this 6 this 7 corn 7 corn 8 in 7 corn 11 husks 8 in 9 extra 9 extra 10 thick 11 husks 12 , 11 husks 21 protect 12 , 13 and 12 , 15 course 14 of 15 course 15 course 16 she 16 she 17 has 17 has 18 done 18 done 19 it 19 it 20 to 21 protect 22 it 22 it 23 . she doesn't do things without a reason . 1 she 3 do 2 doesn't 3 do 3 do 4 things 4 things 6 a 5 without 6 a 6 a 7 reason 7 reason 8 . we are going to have a cold winter , or my name isn't [blacky] the [crow] . " 1 we 2 are 1 we 3 going 1 we 5 have 3 going 4 to 5 have 6 a 5 have 8 winter 6 a 7 cold 8 winter 9 , 8 winter 11 my 9 , 10 or 11 my 12 name 12 name 13 isn't 13 isn't 15 the 13 isn't 17 . 17 . 18 " [chapter] [xvi] [:] [blacky] [finds] [other] [signs] a single fact may fail to prove you either right or wrong ; [confirm] it with another and your proof will then be strong . 1 a 3 fact 1 a 7 prove 2 single 3 fact 3 fact 5 fail 4 may 5 fail 5 fail 6 to 7 prove 15 it 8 you 9 either 9 either 10 right 10 right 11 or 10 right 12 wrong 12 wrong 13 ; 13 ; 15 it 15 it 21 will 16 with 17 another 17 another 20 proof 18 and 19 your 19 your 20 proof 20 proof 21 will 21 will 23 be 22 then 23 be 23 be 24 strong 24 strong 25 . blacky the [crow] . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 . but [blacky] long ago learned that it isn't wise or wholly safe to depend altogether on one thing . 1 but 7 it 1 but 9 wise 3 long 5 learned 3 long 7 it 4 ago 5 learned 5 learned 6 that 8 isn't 9 wise 9 wise 11 wholly 9 wise 12 safe 10 or 11 wholly 12 safe 14 depend 13 to 14 depend 14 depend 19 . 15 altogether 16 on 15 altogether 19 . 17 one 18 thing 18 thing 19 . " she wouldn't take care to protect the corn that way and not do as much for other things . 1 " 2 she 1 " 9 corn 2 she 7 protect 3 wouldn't 4 take 4 take 6 to 4 take 7 protect 5 care 6 to 7 protect 8 the 7 protect 9 corn 9 corn 18 other 10 that 11 way 11 way 17 for 12 and 13 not 12 and 16 much 13 not 14 do 14 do 15 as 16 much 17 for 17 for 18 other 18 other 19 things 19 things 20 . there must be other signs , if [i] am smart enough to find them . " 1 there 3 be 2 must 3 be 3 be 10 smart 4 other 5 signs 5 signs 6 , 5 signs 7 if 6 , 7 if 7 if 9 am 7 if 10 smart 10 smart 11 enough 11 enough 12 to 11 enough 15 . 12 to 13 find 12 to 14 them 13 find 14 them 15 . 16 " he lifted one black wing and began to set in order the feathers beneath it . 1 he 2 lifted 1 he 14 beneath 2 lifted 4 black 2 lifted 5 wing 3 one 4 black 4 black 5 wing 5 wing 6 and 6 and 7 began 7 began 9 set 7 began 12 the 8 to 9 set 9 set 11 order 10 in 11 order 12 the 13 feathers 14 beneath 16 . 15 it 16 . suddenly he made a funny little hop straight up . 1 suddenly 3 made 2 he 3 made 3 made 4 a 4 a 5 funny 5 funny 8 straight 6 little 7 hop 7 hop 8 straight 8 straight 10 . 9 up 10 . " well , [i] never ! " he exclaimed , as he spread his wings to regain his balance . 1 " 2 well 1 " 5 never 2 well 3 , 3 , 5 never 5 never 6 ! 6 ! 7 " 7 " 9 exclaimed 7 " 12 he 8 he 9 exclaimed 10 , 11 as 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 spread 13 spread 15 wings 13 spread 18 his 14 his 15 wings 15 wings 16 to 15 wings 17 regain 18 his 19 balance 19 balance 20 . " [i] never did ! " 1 " 3 never 3 never 4 did 4 did 5 ! 5 ! 6 " " is that so ? " piped a squeaky little voice . 1 " 2 is 2 is 3 that 2 is 4 so 2 is 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 piped 7 piped 8 a 8 a 9 squeaky 9 squeaky 10 little 10 little 11 voice 11 voice 12 . what is it you never did ? " 1 what 2 is 1 what 3 it 3 it 5 never 4 you 5 never 5 never 6 did 6 did 7 ? 7 ? 8 " blacky looked down . 1 blacky 2 looked 2 looked 3 down 3 down 4 . peeping up at him from the brown grass were two bright little eyes . 1 peeping 12 little 2 up 3 at 3 at 4 him 4 him 5 from 5 from 6 the 6 the 7 brown 6 the 8 grass 8 grass 11 bright 9 were 10 two 10 two 11 bright 11 bright 12 little 12 little 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 . " [hello] , [danny] [meadow] [mouse] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 9 exclaimed 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 exclaimed 9 exclaimed 11 . " [i] haven't seen you for a long time . 1 " 3 haven't 1 " 5 you 3 haven't 4 seen 5 you 6 for 6 for 7 a 7 a 9 time 8 long 9 time 9 time 10 . i 've looked for you several times lately . " 1 i 2 've 1 i 3 looked 3 looked 4 for 4 for 5 you 5 you 6 several 6 several 7 times 7 times 8 lately 8 lately 10 " 9 . 10 " " [i] don't doubt it . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 it 5 it 6 . i don't doubt it at all , " squeaked [danny] . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 doubt 3 doubt 4 it 3 doubt 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 squeaked 9 squeaked 11 . " you 'll never see me when you are looking for me . 1 " 2 you 1 " 3 'll 2 you 3 'll 3 'll 5 see 4 never 5 see 5 see 10 looking 6 me 8 you 7 when 8 you 8 you 9 are 9 are 10 looking 10 looking 12 me 11 for 12 me 12 me 13 . that is , you won't if [i] can help it . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 , 3 , 4 you 4 you 6 if 5 won't 6 if 6 if 9 help 8 can 9 help 9 help 11 . 10 it 11 . you won't if [i] see you first . " 1 you 2 won't 2 won't 3 if 3 if 5 see 5 see 6 you 6 you 7 first 7 first 8 . 8 . 9 " blacky chuckled . 1 blacky 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 . he knew what [danny] meant . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 what 3 what 5 meant 5 meant 6 . " [i] 've had my breakfast , " said [blacky] , " and it isn't dinner time yet . " 1 " 3 've 1 " 6 breakfast 3 've 4 had 5 my 6 breakfast 6 breakfast 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 13 and 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 , 11 , 12 " 13 and 14 it 14 it 15 isn't 15 isn't 16 dinner 16 dinner 17 time 17 time 18 yet 18 yet 19 . 19 . 20 " " what is it you never did ? " persisted [danny] , in his squeaky voice . 1 " 2 what 1 " 3 is 3 is 4 it 4 it 8 ? 5 you 7 did 5 you 8 ? 6 never 7 did 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 persisted 10 persisted 12 , 12 , 13 in 13 in 14 his 14 his 17 . 15 squeaky 16 voice 15 squeaky 17 . " that was just an exclamation , " explained [blacky] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 5 an 2 that 3 was 3 was 4 just 4 just 5 an 5 an 6 exclamation 6 exclamation 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 explained 8 " 9 explained 9 explained 11 . " [i] made a discovery that surprised me so [i] exclaimed right out . " 1 " 5 discovery 3 made 4 a 4 a 5 discovery 5 discovery 7 surprised 6 that 7 surprised 7 surprised 8 me 8 me 9 so 9 so 11 exclaimed 11 exclaimed 12 right 12 right 13 out 13 out 14 . 14 . 15 " " what was it ? " demanded [danny] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 was 2 what 4 it 4 it 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 demanded 7 demanded 9 . " it was that the feathers of my coat are coming in thicker than [i] ever knew them to before . 1 " 2 it 2 it 6 feathers 3 was 4 that 4 that 5 the 5 the 6 feathers 6 feathers 7 of 6 feathers 9 coat 7 of 8 my 9 coat 10 are 9 coat 14 than 10 are 13 thicker 11 coming 12 in 12 in 13 thicker 14 than 17 knew 14 than 20 before 16 ever 17 knew 17 knew 19 to 18 them 19 to 20 before 21 . i hadn't noticed it until [i] started to set them in order a minute ago . " 1 i 2 hadn't 1 i 7 started 2 hadn't 3 noticed 3 noticed 4 it 4 it 5 until 7 started 9 set 8 to 9 set 9 set 13 a 10 them 11 in 11 in 12 order 12 order 13 a 13 a 15 ago 14 minute 15 ago 15 ago 16 . 16 . 17 " he buried his bill in the feathers of his breast . 1 he 2 buried 2 buried 3 his 2 buried 7 feathers 3 his 4 bill 4 bill 5 in 5 in 6 the 7 feathers 8 of 8 of 9 his 9 his 10 breast 10 breast 11 . there is a lot of down around the roots of them . 1 there 2 is 1 there 7 around 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 lot 4 lot 5 of 6 down 7 around 7 around 8 the 7 around 9 roots 9 roots 10 of 9 roots 11 them 11 them 12 . i am going to have the warmest coat [i] 've ever had . " 1 i 3 going 2 am 3 going 3 going 4 to 4 to 5 have 5 have 8 coat 6 the 7 warmest 6 the 8 coat 8 coat 10 've 10 've 11 ever 10 've 13 . 11 ever 12 had 13 . 14 " " well , don't think you are the only one , " retorted [danny] . 1 " 2 well 1 " 7 are 2 well 3 , 2 well 5 think 3 , 4 don't 4 don't 5 think 5 think 6 you 7 are 9 only 8 the 9 only 9 only 10 one 10 one 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 retorted 13 retorted 15 . i suppose you know what it means . " 1 i 2 suppose 2 suppose 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 5 what 5 what 6 it 5 what 8 . 6 it 7 means 8 . 9 " " you 'll find that everybody who doesn't go south or sleep all winter has a thicker coat [than] usual . 1 " 6 everybody 2 you 3 'll 2 you 4 find 3 'll 4 find 4 find 5 that 5 that 6 everybody 6 everybody 17 thicker 7 who 9 go 7 who 10 south 8 doesn't 9 go 10 south 11 or 10 south 12 sleep 12 sleep 13 all 12 sleep 14 winter 14 winter 15 has 14 winter 16 a 16 a 17 thicker 17 thicker 20 usual 17 thicker 21 . 18 coat 20 usual hello ! 1 hello 2 ! there is old [roughleg] the [hawk] ! 1 there 2 is 1 there 7 ! 2 is 3 old 3 old 5 the he has come extra early this year . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 come 3 come 5 early 4 extra 5 early 5 early 6 this 6 this 7 year 7 year 8 . i think [i] 'll go back to warn [nanny] . " 1 i 2 think 2 think 4 'll 4 'll 5 go 5 go 6 back 6 back 7 to 7 to 8 warn 8 warn 11 " 10 . 11 " without another word [danny] disappeared in the brown grass . 1 without 2 another 1 without 5 disappeared 2 another 3 word 5 disappeared 7 the 6 in 7 the 7 the 9 grass 8 brown 9 grass 9 grass 10 . again [blacky] chuckled . 1 again 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 . " more signs , " said he to himself . 1 " 2 more 2 more 4 , 3 signs 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 5 " 7 he 7 he 8 to 8 to 9 himself 9 himself 10 . " more signs . 1 " 2 more 2 more 3 signs 3 signs 4 . there isn't a doubt that we are going to have a hard winter . 1 there 2 isn't 1 there 12 hard 2 isn't 6 we 3 a 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 that 5 that 6 we 6 we 8 going 7 are 8 going 8 going 9 to 9 to 10 have 9 to 11 a 12 hard 13 winter 13 winter 14 . i wonder if [i] can stand it or if [i] 'd better go a little way south , where it will be warmer . " 1 i 3 if 1 i 6 stand 2 wonder 3 if 5 can 6 stand 6 stand 16 way 7 it 11 'd 8 or 9 if 9 if 11 'd 11 'd 13 go 12 better 13 go 13 go 14 a 14 a 15 little 14 a 16 way 16 way 21 will 17 south 18 , 18 , 19 where 19 where 20 it 19 where 21 will 21 will 22 be 22 be 23 warmer 23 warmer 24 . 24 . 25 " [chapter] [xvii] [:] [blacky] [watches] [a] [queer] [performance] this much to me is very clear : a thing not understood is queer . 1 this 2 much 2 much 4 me 2 much 6 very 3 to 4 me 5 is 6 very 6 very 9 a 7 clear 8 : 8 : 9 a 9 a 10 thing 10 thing 11 not 11 not 12 understood 12 understood 14 queer 12 understood 15 . 13 is 14 queer blacky the [crow] . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 . blacky the [crow] may be right . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 6 right 4 may 5 be 5 be 6 right 6 right 7 . again he may not be . 1 again 2 he 2 he 3 may 3 may 4 not 4 not 5 be 5 be 6 . if he is right , it will account for a lot of the queer people in the world . 1 if 4 right 2 he 3 is 2 he 4 right 4 right 9 for 5 , 6 it 5 , 8 account 6 it 7 will 8 account 9 for 9 for 14 queer 10 a 11 lot 10 a 14 queer 11 lot 12 of 12 of 13 the 14 queer 15 people 15 people 18 world 15 people 19 . 16 in 17 the 16 in 18 world 17 the 18 world they are not understood , and so they are queer . 1 they 2 are 1 they 5 , 2 are 3 not 3 not 4 understood 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 so 7 so 8 they 7 so 10 queer 8 they 9 are 10 queer 11 . at least , that is what [other] people say , and never once think that perhaps they are the queer ones for not understanding . 1 at 2 least 1 at 6 what 2 least 3 , 2 least 4 that 4 that 5 is 6 what 8 people 8 people 11 and 8 people 12 never 9 say 10 , 10 , 11 and 12 never 14 think 12 never 17 they 13 once 14 think 15 that 16 perhaps 16 perhaps 17 they 17 they 18 are 18 are 19 the 18 are 20 queer 20 queer 25 . 21 ones 22 for 21 ones 25 . 23 not 24 understanding 24 understanding 25 . but [blacky] isn't like those people who are satisfied not to understand and to think other people and things queer . 1 but 8 are 3 isn't 6 people 3 isn't 8 are 4 like 5 those 5 those 6 people 6 people 7 who 8 are 12 understand 9 satisfied 11 to 9 satisfied 12 understand 10 not 11 to 12 understand 17 people 13 and 14 to 14 to 15 think 14 to 16 other 16 other 17 people 17 people 21 . 18 and 19 things 18 and 21 . 19 things 20 queer he does his best to understand . 1 he 2 does 2 does 4 best 3 his 4 best 4 best 5 to 5 to 6 understand 6 understand 7 . he waits and watches and uses those sharp eyes of his and those quick wits of his until at last usually he does understand . 1 he 2 waits 1 he 24 understand 2 waits 9 eyes 3 and 6 uses 4 watches 5 and 5 and 6 uses 6 uses 8 sharp 7 those 8 sharp 8 sharp 9 eyes 9 eyes 15 wits 10 of 11 his 10 of 13 those 12 and 13 those 13 those 15 wits 14 quick 15 wits 15 wits 18 until 16 of 17 his 16 of 18 until 18 until 21 usually 19 at 20 last 20 last 21 usually 21 usually 23 does 22 he 23 does 24 understand 25 . long ago he discovered that many things are to be seen on or beside the [big] [river] , things not to be seen elsewhere . 1 long 2 ago 1 long 6 many 2 ago 4 discovered 3 he 4 discovered 4 discovered 5 that 6 many 9 to 6 many 11 seen 7 things 8 are 8 are 9 to 9 to 10 be 11 seen 12 on 11 seen 14 beside 12 on 13 or 14 beside 15 the 14 beside 19 things 18 , 19 things 19 things 24 elsewhere 20 not 21 to 21 to 22 be 21 to 24 elsewhere 22 be 23 seen 24 elsewhere 25 . so there are few clays in which he does not get over there . 1 so 2 there 2 there 3 are 3 are 4 few 3 are 5 clays 5 clays 7 which 5 clays 9 does 6 in 7 which 8 he 9 does 9 does 11 get 10 not 11 get 11 get 14 . 12 over 13 there 13 there 14 . more than once he had been shot at . 1 more 4 he 2 than 3 once 3 once 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 9 . 7 shot 8 at 8 at 9 . but he had learned by these experiences . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 learned 4 learned 5 by 5 by 6 these 6 these 7 experiences 7 experiences 8 . oh , yes , [blacky] had learned . 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 yes 3 yes 4 , 3 yes 7 learned 6 had 7 learned 7 learned 8 . for one thing , he had learned to know a gun when he saw it . 1 for 2 one 2 one 3 thing 3 thing 7 learned 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 learned 7 learned 8 to 7 learned 14 saw 8 to 9 know 8 to 10 a 10 a 11 gun 11 gun 12 when 13 he 14 saw 14 saw 16 . 15 it 16 . blacky looked sharply for a terrible gun . 1 blacky 3 sharply 2 looked 3 sharply 3 sharply 5 a 4 for 5 a 5 a 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 gun 7 gun 8 . but the man had none with him and therefore was not to be feared . 1 but 2 the 1 but 3 man 3 man 5 none 4 had 5 none 5 none 9 therefore 6 with 7 him 7 him 8 and 8 and 9 therefore 9 therefore 12 to 10 was 11 not 11 not 12 to 12 to 13 be 13 be 14 feared 14 feared 15 . blacky boldly drew near until he was able to see what the man was doing . 1 blacky 9 to 1 blacky 15 doing 2 boldly 3 drew 3 drew 5 until 4 near 5 until 5 until 8 able 6 he 7 was 6 he 8 able 8 able 9 to 10 see 11 what 11 what 12 the 11 what 15 doing 12 the 13 man 13 man 14 was 15 doing 16 . then [blacky] 's eyes stretched their widest and he almost cawed right out with surprise . 1 then 3 's 3 's 4 eyes 3 's 10 almost 4 eyes 5 stretched 5 stretched 6 their 6 their 7 widest 7 widest 8 and 8 and 9 he 10 almost 11 cawed 10 almost 12 right 12 right 13 out 13 out 16 . 14 with 15 surprise 15 surprise 16 . the man was taking yellow corn from [a] bag , a handful at a time , and throwing it out in the water . 1 the 2 man 1 the 4 taking 1 the 6 corn 2 man 3 was 4 taking 5 yellow 6 corn 10 , 6 corn 15 time 7 from 9 bag 9 bag 10 , 11 a 12 handful 12 handful 15 time 13 at 14 a 14 a 15 time 15 time 20 out 15 time 23 water 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 throwing 18 throwing 19 it 18 throwing 20 out 21 in 22 the 21 in 23 water 22 the 23 water 23 water 24 . yes , [sir] , that is what he was doing , scattering nice yellow corn among the rushes and wild rice in the water ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 7 what 5 that 6 is 6 is 7 what 7 what 10 doing 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 doing 10 doing 11 , 11 , 16 among 11 , 19 and 12 scattering 15 corn 13 nice 14 yellow 14 yellow 15 corn 15 corn 16 among 16 among 17 the 17 the 18 rushes 19 and 20 wild 20 wild 21 rice 21 rice 24 water 22 in 23 the 23 the 24 water 24 water 25 ! " that 's a queer performance , " muttered [blacky] , as he watched . 1 " 2 that 2 that 6 performance 3 's 4 a 4 a 5 queer 5 queer 6 performance 6 performance 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 muttered 9 muttered 13 he 11 , 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 watched 14 watched 15 . " what is he throwing perfectly good corn out in the water for ? 1 " 2 what 1 " 5 throwing 2 what 3 is 4 he 5 throwing 5 throwing 7 good 6 perfectly 7 good 7 good 9 out 8 corn 9 out 9 out 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 water 12 water 13 for 13 for 14 ? he isn't planting it , for this isn't the planting season . 1 he 2 isn't 1 he 8 isn't 2 isn't 3 planting 3 planting 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 this 8 isn't 9 the 9 the 10 planting 10 planting 11 season 10 planting 12 . besides , it wouldn't grow in the water , anyway . 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 5 grow 2 , 3 it 3 it 4 wouldn't 5 grow 7 the 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 water 8 water 9 , 9 , 10 anyway 10 anyway 11 . it is a shame to waste nice corn like that . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 a 2 is 5 to 3 a 4 shame 5 to 6 waste 6 waste 7 nice 6 waste 8 corn 8 corn 9 like 9 like 11 . 10 that 11 . what is he doing it for ? " 1 what 2 is 1 what 4 doing 3 he 4 doing 4 doing 5 it 4 doing 6 for 6 for 7 ? 7 ? 8 " blacky [flew] over to a tree some distance away and alighted in the top of it to watch the queer performance . 1 blacky 4 to 1 blacky 5 a 3 over 4 to 5 a 9 away 6 tree 7 some 7 some 8 distance 7 some 9 away 9 away 13 the 10 and 11 alighted 11 alighted 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 top 14 top 15 of 14 top 16 it 16 it 17 to 17 to 20 queer 18 watch 19 the 19 the 20 queer 20 queer 22 . 21 performance 22 . you know [blacky] has very keen eyes and he can see a long distance . 1 you 10 can 2 know 5 very 2 know 8 and 4 has 5 very 5 very 6 keen 6 keen 7 eyes 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 can 10 can 11 see 11 see 13 long 11 see 15 . 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 distance for a while the man continued to scatter corn and [blacky] continued to wonder what he was doing it for . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 while 2 a 8 scatter 3 while 6 continued 4 the 5 man 4 the 6 continued 6 continued 7 to 8 scatter 12 continued 9 corn 10 and 10 and 12 continued 12 continued 13 to 13 to 14 wonder 13 to 21 . 14 wonder 16 he 15 what 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 doing 18 doing 19 it 19 it 20 for at last the man went away in a boat . 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 the 3 the 4 man 4 man 5 went 5 went 6 away 5 went 8 a 6 away 7 in 8 a 9 boat 9 boat 10 . blacky watched him until he was out of sight . 1 blacky 2 watched 2 watched 5 he 3 him 4 until 4 until 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 out 7 out 10 . 8 of 9 sight 9 sight 10 . he could see some of the yellow grains on the bottom . 1 he 3 see 2 could 3 see 3 see 5 of 4 some 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 yellow 6 the 11 bottom 7 yellow 8 grains 8 grains 9 on 9 on 10 the 11 bottom 12 . presently he saw something else . 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 saw 3 saw 4 something 4 something 5 else 5 else 6 . " [ha] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 1 " 5 exclaimed 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 7 . [chapter] [xviii] [:] [blacky] [becomes] [very] [suspicious] of things you do not understand , [beware] ! 1 of 2 things 2 things 3 you 3 you 4 do 4 do 5 not 4 do 6 understand 6 understand 7 , 6 understand 9 ! they may be wholly harmless but [beware] ! 1 they 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 4 wholly 4 wholly 5 harmless 4 wholly 8 ! 5 harmless 6 but you 'll find the older that you grow [that] only things and folks you know [are] fully to be trusted , so [beware] ! 1 you 3 find 1 you 8 grow 2 'll 3 find 3 find 5 older 4 the 5 older 5 older 6 that 7 you 8 grow 8 grow 13 folks 10 only 11 things 11 things 12 and 12 and 13 folks 13 folks 15 know 13 folks 17 fully 14 you 15 know 15 know 17 fully 17 fully 18 to 18 to 19 be 19 be 20 trusted 20 trusted 21 , 21 , 22 so 22 so 24 ! blacky the [crow] . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 . that is one of [blacky] 's wise sayings , and he lives up to it . 1 that 2 is 1 that 6 's 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 6 's 8 sayings 7 wise 8 sayings 8 sayings 12 lives 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 11 he 12 lives 12 lives 13 up 13 up 14 to 14 to 15 it 15 it 16 . he seldom gets into any real trouble because he first makes sure there is no trouble to get into . 1 he 5 any 1 he 7 trouble 2 seldom 4 into 3 gets 4 into 4 into 5 any 5 any 6 real 7 trouble 15 no 8 because 9 he 9 he 11 makes 9 he 15 no 10 first 11 makes 11 makes 12 sure 12 sure 14 is 13 there 14 is 15 no 18 get 16 trouble 17 to 17 to 18 get 18 get 19 into 19 into 20 . when he discovers something he does not understand , he is at once distrustful of it . 1 when 2 he 2 he 4 something 2 he 6 does 3 discovers 4 something 5 he 6 does 6 does 7 not 6 does 8 understand 8 understand 13 once 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 is 11 is 12 at 12 at 13 once 13 once 14 distrustful 14 distrustful 17 . 15 of 16 it 16 it 17 . as he watched a man scattering yellow corn in the water from the shore of the [big] [river] he at once became suspicious . 1 as 6 scattering 2 he 3 watched 3 watched 4 a 4 a 5 man 5 man 6 scattering 6 scattering 7 yellow 7 yellow 9 in 8 corn 9 in 9 in 14 shore 10 the 11 water 11 water 12 from 11 water 14 shore 12 from 13 the 14 shore 15 of 14 shore 21 once 15 of 16 the 19 he 20 at 20 at 21 once 21 once 22 became 22 became 24 . 23 suspicious 24 . what was it [blacky] had discovered ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 3 it 3 it 5 had 5 had 6 discovered 6 discovered 7 ? only a few feathers . 1 only 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 feathers 4 feathers 5 . no one with eyes less sharp than [blacky] 's would have noticed them . 1 no 2 one 1 no 6 sharp 2 one 5 less 3 with 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 less 6 sharp 7 than 7 than 9 's 7 than 12 noticed 10 would 11 have 11 have 12 noticed 12 noticed 13 them 13 them 14 . and few would have given them a thought if they had noticed them . 1 and 5 given 2 few 3 would 3 would 4 have 3 would 5 given 5 given 6 them 6 them 7 a 7 a 8 thought 8 thought 9 if 9 if 10 they 9 if 11 had 11 had 12 noticed 11 had 14 . 12 noticed 13 them but [blacky] knew right away that those were feathers from a [duck] . 1 but 3 knew 3 knew 7 those 4 right 5 away 5 away 6 that 6 that 7 those 7 those 9 feathers 8 were 9 feathers 9 feathers 11 a 10 from 11 a 11 a 13 . " [ha] ! " exclaimed [blacky] . 1 " 5 exclaimed 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 7 . " [mr] and [mrs] . quack or some of their relatives have been here . 1 " 3 and 1 " 8 some 3 and 5 . 5 . 6 quack 6 quack 7 or 8 some 12 have 9 of 10 their 10 their 11 relatives 11 relatives 12 have 12 have 13 been 13 been 14 here 14 here 15 . it is just the kind of a place [ducks] like . 1 it 2 is 1 it 5 kind 2 is 3 just 3 just 4 the 5 kind 6 of 6 of 7 a 7 a 8 place 8 place 10 like 10 like 11 . also some [ducks] like corn . 1 also 2 some 2 some 4 like 4 like 5 corn 5 corn 6 . if they should come back here and find this corn , they would have a feast , and they [would] be sure to come again . 1 if 3 should 1 if 4 come 1 if 8 find 2 they 3 should 3 should 4 come 4 come 5 back 5 back 6 here 5 back 7 and 8 find 10 corn 8 find 16 feast 9 this 10 corn 10 corn 11 , 12 they 14 have 13 would 14 have 14 have 15 a 15 a 16 feast 16 feast 17 , 16 feast 21 be 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 they 18 and 21 be 21 be 24 come 22 sure 23 to 23 to 24 come 24 come 25 again 25 again 26 . that man [who] scattered the corn here didn't have a terrible gun , but that doesn't mean that he isn't a hunter . 1 that 2 man 1 that 4 scattered 4 scattered 6 corn 4 scattered 10 a 5 the 6 corn 7 here 8 didn't 8 didn't 9 have 8 didn't 10 a 9 have 10 a 10 a 14 but 10 a 17 mean 11 terrible 13 , 12 gun 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 that 15 that 16 doesn't 17 mean 18 that 18 that 19 he 18 that 21 a 19 he 20 isn't 21 a 23 . 22 hunter 23 . he may come back again , and then he may have a terrible gun . 1 he 3 come 2 may 3 come 3 come 4 back 4 back 6 , 4 back 8 then 5 again 6 , 6 , 7 and 8 then 10 may 9 he 10 may 10 may 11 have 11 have 12 a 11 have 13 terrible 12 a 13 terrible 13 terrible 14 gun 14 gun 15 . i 'm suspicious of that man . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 suspicious 3 suspicious 4 of 4 of 5 that 5 that 6 man 6 man 7 . i am so . 1 i 2 am 2 am 3 so 3 so 4 . i believe he put that corn here for [ducks] and [i] don't believe he did it out of the kindness of his heart . 1 i 5 that 1 i 13 believe 2 believe 3 he 3 he 4 put 4 put 5 that 6 corn 7 here 6 corn 10 and 7 here 8 for 10 and 12 don't 12 don't 13 believe 13 believe 20 kindness 14 he 15 did 15 did 16 it 16 it 17 out 17 out 18 of 18 of 19 the 18 of 20 kindness 20 kindness 23 heart 21 of 22 his 22 his 23 heart 23 heart 24 . but it wasn't [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 8 . 6 's 7 boy 7 boy 8 . i don't like the looks of it . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 like 3 like 4 the 3 like 5 looks 5 looks 6 of 6 of 7 it 7 it 8 . i don't indeed . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 . i 'll keep watch of this place and see what happens . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 keep 3 keep 4 watch 4 watch 5 of 5 of 6 this 6 this 7 place 7 place 9 see 8 and 9 see 9 see 10 what 10 what 11 happens 11 happens 13 " 12 . 13 " he didn't like the looks of it at all . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 4 the 3 like 5 looks 5 looks 6 of 6 of 7 it 7 it 10 . 8 at 9 all 9 all 10 . " [i] 'll warn the [quacks] to keep away from there . 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 warn 4 warn 5 the 4 warn 8 keep 7 to 8 keep 8 keep 9 away 9 away 10 from 10 from 11 there 11 there 12 . i 'll do it the very first thing in the morning , " he muttered , as he prepared to go to sleep . 1 i 11 morning 1 i 21 go 2 'll 3 do 3 do 4 it 3 do 7 first 5 the 6 very 6 very 7 first 7 first 8 thing 7 first 11 morning 8 thing 9 in 9 in 10 the 11 morning 15 muttered 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 he 14 he 15 muttered 15 muttered 16 , 16 , 17 as 17 as 18 he 17 as 19 prepared 19 prepared 20 to 21 go 24 . 22 to 23 sleep 23 sleep 24 . " if they have any sense at all , they will stay in the pond of [paddy] the [beaver] . 1 " 3 they 1 " 10 they 2 if 3 they 3 they 4 have 4 have 6 sense 5 any 6 sense 6 sense 7 at 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 , 10 they 12 stay 10 they 15 pond 11 will 12 stay 12 stay 14 the 13 in 14 the 15 pond 16 of 15 pond 20 . 16 of 18 the 16 of 20 . 18 the 20 . it may be all right , but [i] don't like the looks of it . " 1 it 2 may 2 may 3 be 3 be 5 right 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 9 don't 9 don't 10 like 10 like 11 the 11 the 15 . 12 looks 13 of 12 looks 15 . 13 of 14 it 15 . 16 " and still full of suspicions , [blacky] went to sleep . 1 and 2 still 2 still 4 of 2 still 5 suspicions 3 full 4 of 5 suspicions 6 , 5 suspicions 8 went 8 went 9 to 9 to 10 sleep 10 sleep 11 . [chapter] [xix] [:] [blacky] [makes] [more] [discoveries] little things you fail to see [may] important prove to be . 1 little 2 things 2 things 4 fail 3 you 4 fail 4 fail 5 to 4 fail 6 see 6 see 10 to 8 important 9 prove 9 prove 10 to 10 to 11 be 11 be 12 . blacky the [crow] . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 . one of the secrets of [blacky] 's success in life is the fact that he never fails to take note of little things . 1 one 4 secrets 1 one 5 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 4 secrets 5 of 12 the 7 's 8 success 8 success 9 in 9 in 10 life 9 in 12 the 10 life 11 is 12 the 13 fact 13 fact 15 he 14 that 15 he 15 he 17 fails 15 he 24 . 16 never 17 fails 17 fails 19 take 17 fails 20 note 18 to 19 take 19 take 20 note 20 note 23 things 21 of 22 little 22 little 23 things long ago he learned that little things which in themselves seem harmless and not worth noticing may [together] prove the most important things in life . 1 long 3 he 1 long 8 which 2 ago 3 he 3 he 4 learned 4 learned 7 things 5 that 6 little 6 little 7 things 8 which 19 prove 9 in 10 themselves 10 themselves 12 harmless 11 seem 12 harmless 12 harmless 13 and 13 and 14 not 14 not 15 worth 15 worth 17 may 16 noticing 17 may 17 may 19 prove 19 prove 21 most 20 the 21 most 21 most 23 things 22 important 23 things 23 things 26 . 24 in 25 life 25 life 26 . so , no matter how unimportant a thing may appear , [blacky] examines it closely with those sharp eyes of his and remembers it . 1 so 2 , 1 so 4 matter 2 , 3 no 4 matter 9 may 5 how 6 unimportant 5 how 7 a 7 a 8 thing 8 thing 9 may 9 may 10 appear 9 may 17 those 10 appear 11 , 10 appear 13 examines 13 examines 14 it 13 examines 15 closely 15 closely 16 with 17 those 18 sharp 17 those 22 and 18 sharp 21 his 19 eyes 20 of 20 of 21 his 22 and 23 remembers 23 remembers 25 . 24 it 25 . then he got some breakfast . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 got 3 got 4 some 4 some 5 breakfast 5 breakfast 6 . he ate it in a hurry and flew straight over to the [big] [river] to the place where he had seen that yellow corn scattered . 1 he 2 ate 1 he 6 hurry 2 ate 3 it 2 ate 4 in 4 in 5 a 6 hurry 9 straight 6 hurry 10 over 7 and 8 flew 7 and 9 straight 10 over 11 to 10 over 16 the 11 to 12 the 15 to 16 the 16 the 17 place 17 place 21 seen 18 where 19 he 18 where 21 seen 19 he 20 had 21 seen 22 that 21 seen 23 yellow 22 that 23 yellow 23 yellow 24 corn 24 corn 25 scattered 24 corn 26 . they seemed quite contented and in the best of spirits . 1 they 2 seemed 1 they 3 quite 3 quite 4 contented 3 quite 6 in 4 contented 5 and 6 in 7 the 6 in 8 best 8 best 9 of 9 of 10 spirits 10 spirits 11 . blacky guessed why . 1 blacky 2 guessed 2 guessed 3 why 3 why 4 . not a single grain of that yellow corn could [blacky] see . 1 not 3 single 1 not 4 grain 2 a 3 single 4 grain 5 of 4 grain 7 yellow 5 of 6 that 7 yellow 8 corn 8 corn 9 could 9 could 12 . 11 see 12 . he knew the ways of [dusky] and his relatives . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 the 3 the 5 of 4 ways 5 of 5 of 8 his 7 and 8 his 8 his 9 relatives 9 relatives 10 . he knew that they must have come in there just at dusk the night before and at once had found that corn . 1 he 5 must 2 knew 4 they 3 that 4 they 4 they 5 must 5 must 7 come 5 must 12 dusk 6 have 7 come 7 come 8 in 8 in 9 there 10 just 11 at 10 just 12 dusk 12 dusk 23 . 13 the 14 night 14 night 15 before 15 before 22 corn 16 and 17 at 17 at 18 once 17 at 22 corn 18 once 19 had 19 had 20 found 20 found 21 that 22 corn 23 . dusky looked up as [blacky] flew over him , but [blacky] said nothing , and [dusky] said nothing . 1 dusky 2 looked 1 dusky 3 up 1 dusky 6 flew 3 up 4 as 6 flew 8 him 7 over 8 him 8 him 9 , 9 , 10 but 9 , 15 and 12 said 13 nothing 12 said 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 19 . 17 said 18 nothing 18 nothing 19 . but if [blacky] didn't use his tongue , he did use his eyes . 1 but 2 if 2 if 7 tongue 4 didn't 5 use 5 use 6 his 5 use 7 tongue 7 tongue 10 did 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 did 10 did 11 use 11 use 13 eyes 12 his 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 . mixed in with them were a lot of the brown rushes . 1 mixed 2 in 1 mixed 3 with 1 mixed 7 lot 3 with 4 them 5 were 6 a 6 a 7 lot 7 lot 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 11 rushes 10 brown 11 rushes 11 rushes 12 . they looked very harmless and innocent . 1 they 2 looked 2 looked 3 very 3 very 5 and 4 harmless 5 and 5 and 6 innocent 6 innocent 7 . but [blacky] knew every foot of that shore along the [big] [river] , and he knew that those bushes hadn't been there during the summer . 1 but 3 knew 1 but 4 every 3 knew 4 every 4 every 5 foot 5 foot 6 of 5 foot 7 that 5 foot 17 that 6 of 7 that 7 that 9 along 8 shore 9 along 9 along 10 the 13 , 14 and 13 , 16 knew 14 and 15 he 16 knew 17 that 17 that 20 hadn't 18 those 19 bushes 18 those 20 hadn't 20 hadn't 22 there 21 been 22 there 22 there 25 summer 23 during 24 the 24 the 25 summer 25 summer 26 . he knew that they hadn't grown there . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 5 hadn't 3 that 4 they 4 they 5 hadn't 5 hadn't 6 grown 6 grown 7 there 7 there 8 . he flew directly over them . 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 3 directly 3 directly 4 over 4 over 5 them 5 them 6 . just back of them were a couple of logs . 1 just 2 back 1 just 4 them 2 back 3 of 4 them 7 couple 5 were 6 a 6 a 7 couple 7 couple 8 of 8 of 9 logs 9 logs 10 . those logs hadn't been there when he passed that way a few days before . 1 those 2 logs 1 those 8 passed 2 logs 4 been 2 logs 6 when 3 hadn't 4 been 5 there 6 when 7 he 8 passed 8 passed 12 few 9 that 10 way 10 way 12 few 11 a 12 few 12 few 13 days 13 days 14 before 14 before 15 . he was sure of it . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 sure 3 sure 4 of 4 of 5 it 5 it 6 . " [ha] ! " exclaimed [blacky] under his breath . 1 " 5 exclaimed 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 7 under 7 under 8 his 8 his 9 breath 9 breath 10 . " those look to me as if they might be very [handy] , very handy indeed , for a hunter to sit on . 1 " 9 might 2 those 3 look 3 look 7 if 3 look 8 they 4 to 5 me 5 me 6 as 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 they 8 they 9 might 9 might 10 be 10 be 11 very 11 very 13 , 13 , 16 indeed 14 very 15 handy 15 handy 16 indeed 16 indeed 17 , 16 indeed 20 hunter 17 , 18 for 18 for 19 a 20 hunter 24 . 21 to 22 sit 22 sit 23 on 22 sit 24 . it doesn't look right to me . 1 it 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 look 3 look 4 right 4 right 5 to 5 to 6 me 6 me 7 . no , [sir] , it doesn't look right to me . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 doesn't 6 doesn't 7 look 7 look 8 right 8 right 9 to 9 to 10 me 10 me 11 . i think [i] 'll keep an eye on this place . " 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 keep 4 'll 6 an 6 an 7 eye 6 an 8 on 8 on 9 this 9 this 10 place 10 place 11 . 11 . 12 " so [blacky] came back to the [big] [river] several times that day . 1 so 3 came 3 came 4 back 4 back 6 the 5 to 6 the 6 the 9 several 9 several 11 that 9 several 13 . 10 times 11 that 11 that 12 day 12 day 13 . the second time back he found that [dusky] the [black] [duck] and his relatives had left . 1 the 3 time 2 second 3 time 3 time 6 found 4 back 5 he 5 he 6 found 6 found 7 that 7 that 9 the 9 the 14 relatives 12 and 13 his 13 his 14 relatives 14 relatives 16 left 15 had 16 left 16 left 17 . and as before , he went away in a boat . 1 and 2 as 2 as 5 he 3 before 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 went 6 went 7 away 7 away 8 in 8 in 9 a 9 a 10 boat 9 a 11 . 10 boat 11 . " [i] don't like it , " muttered [blacky] , shaking his black head . 1 " 8 muttered 3 don't 4 like 4 like 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 muttered 8 muttered 10 , 10 , 11 shaking 11 shaking 13 black 11 shaking 15 . 12 his 13 black 13 black 14 head " [i] don't like it . " 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 like 4 like 5 it 4 like 6 . 6 . 7 " [chapter] [xx] [:] [blacky] [drops] [a] [hint] when you see another 's danger [warn] him though he be a stranger . 1 when 2 you 1 when 6 danger 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 another 4 another 5 's 6 danger 11 be 8 him 9 though 9 though 10 he 10 he 11 be 11 be 12 a 12 a 13 stranger 12 a 14 . blacky the [crow] . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 . sometimes [blacky] watched from a distance , and sometimes he flew right over the man . 1 sometimes 5 a 1 sometimes 7 , 3 watched 4 from 3 watched 5 a 5 a 6 distance 7 , 13 over 8 and 9 sometimes 9 sometimes 11 flew 9 sometimes 12 right 10 he 11 flew 12 right 13 over 13 over 16 . 14 the 15 man 15 man 16 . but never once did the man have a gun with him . 1 but 2 never 2 never 4 did 2 never 7 have 3 once 4 did 5 the 6 man 6 man 7 have 7 have 8 a 8 a 9 gun 9 gun 10 with 10 with 11 him 11 him 12 . that man may be fooling them , but he isn't fooling me . 1 that 2 man 2 man 4 be 3 may 4 be 4 be 5 fooling 5 fooling 7 , 5 fooling 10 isn't 6 them 7 , 8 but 9 he 9 he 10 isn't 10 isn't 11 fooling 11 fooling 12 me 12 me 13 . not a bit of it . 1 not 2 a 2 a 3 bit 3 bit 4 of 4 of 5 it 5 it 6 . he hasn't had a gun with him once when [i] have seen him , but just the same he is a hunter . 1 he 2 hasn't 2 hasn't 4 a 3 had 4 a 4 a 5 gun 5 gun 8 once 6 with 7 him 6 with 8 once 8 once 12 seen 9 when 12 seen 11 have 12 seen 12 seen 18 same 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 just 16 just 18 same 17 the 18 same 18 same 22 hunter 19 he 20 is 20 is 21 a 21 a 22 hunter 22 hunter 23 . i feel it in my bones . 1 i 2 feel 2 feel 3 it 2 feel 5 my 3 it 4 in 5 my 6 bones 6 bones 7 . he knows those silly [ducks] come in here every night for that corn he puts out . 1 he 4 silly 1 he 9 every 2 knows 3 those 3 those 4 silly 4 silly 8 here 6 come 7 in 6 come 8 here 9 every 16 out 10 night 11 for 11 for 12 that 12 that 13 corn 13 corn 14 he 14 he 15 puts 15 puts 16 out 16 out 17 . then [he] will hide behind those bushes he has placed close to the edge of the water and wait for them with his terrible gun . 1 then 3 will 1 then 5 behind 3 will 4 hide 5 behind 12 to 6 those 7 bushes 7 bushes 8 he 7 bushes 10 placed 8 he 9 has 8 he 10 placed 10 placed 11 close 10 placed 12 to 12 to 14 edge 13 the 14 edge 14 edge 15 of 14 edge 17 water 16 the 17 water 17 water 18 and 17 water 19 wait 19 wait 20 for 19 wait 24 terrible 20 for 21 them 22 with 23 his 22 with 24 terrible 24 terrible 26 . 25 gun 26 . that is what he will do , or my name isn't [blacky] . " 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 what 3 what 4 he 4 he 5 will 4 he 6 do 6 do 7 , 6 do 10 name 7 , 8 or 9 my 10 name 10 name 11 isn't 11 isn't 13 . 13 . 14 " finally [blacky] decided to drop a hint to [dusky] the [black] [duck] . 1 finally 3 decided 3 decided 5 drop 4 to 5 drop 5 drop 6 a 6 a 7 hint 6 a 8 to 8 to 10 the 10 the 13 . so the next morning he stopped for a call . 1 so 2 the 2 the 4 morning 3 next 4 morning 4 morning 6 stopped 5 he 6 stopped 6 stopped 7 for 7 for 8 a 8 a 9 call 9 call 10 . " good morning , " said he , as [dusky] swam in just in front of him . 1 " 2 good 1 " 6 said 2 good 3 morning 3 morning 4 , 4 , 5 " 6 said 7 he 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 as 9 as 11 swam 11 swam 15 front 12 in 13 just 13 just 15 front 14 in 15 front 15 front 16 of 16 of 17 him 17 him 18 . " [i] hope you are feeling as fine as you look . " 1 " 5 are 3 hope 4 you 4 you 5 are 5 are 6 feeling 6 feeling 8 fine 7 as 8 fine 8 fine 9 as 9 as 10 you 10 you 11 look 11 look 12 . 12 . 13 " " quack , quack , " replied [dusky] . 1 " 2 quack 2 quack 3 , 3 , 6 " 4 quack 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " when [blacky] the [crow] flatters , he hopes to gain something . 1 " 8 he 2 when 4 the 4 the 6 flatters 6 flatters 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 hopes 9 hopes 10 to 10 to 11 gain 11 gain 13 . 12 something 13 . what is it this time ? " 1 what 2 is 2 is 3 it 3 it 6 ? 4 this 5 time 5 time 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " not a thing , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 2 not 1 " 3 a 3 a 5 , 4 thing 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 replied 7 replied 9 . " on my honor , not a thing . 1 " 4 honor 2 on 3 my 3 my 4 honor 4 honor 5 , 5 , 6 not 6 not 7 a 7 a 8 thing 8 thing 9 . what is it ? " 1 what 2 is 2 is 3 it 3 it 4 ? 4 ? 5 " " corn , " replied [dusky] in a low voice , as if afraid some one might overhear him . 1 " 2 corn 1 " 9 low 2 corn 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 7 in 8 a 8 a 9 low 9 low 14 afraid 10 voice 11 , 10 voice 12 as 12 as 13 if 13 if 14 afraid 14 afraid 15 some 15 some 20 . 16 one 17 might 17 might 18 overhear 18 overhear 19 him 18 overhear 20 . " [nice] yellow corn . " 1 " 3 yellow 3 yellow 4 corn 4 corn 5 . 5 . 6 " " corn ! " exclaimed [blacky] , as if very much astonished . 1 " 2 corn 2 corn 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 7 , 7 , 10 very 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 very 10 very 12 astonished 11 much 12 astonished 12 astonished 13 . " how does corn happen to be way over here in the water ? " 1 " 2 how 1 " 3 does 3 does 7 be 4 corn 5 happen 4 corn 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 way 8 way 9 over 9 over 11 in 10 here 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 water 13 water 14 ? 14 ? 15 " dusky shook his head . 1 dusky 2 shook 2 shook 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . " don't ask me , for [i] can't tell you , " said he . 1 " 2 don't 1 " 8 can't 2 don't 3 ask 3 ask 4 me 4 me 5 , 5 , 6 for 8 can't 9 tell 8 can't 10 you 10 you 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 he 13 said 15 . " [i] haven't the least idea . 1 " 3 haven't 3 haven't 5 least 4 the 5 least 5 least 6 idea 6 idea 7 . all [i] know is that every evening when we arrive , we find it here . 1 all 3 know 3 know 6 every 4 is 5 that 4 is 6 every 6 every 7 evening 7 evening 8 when 7 evening 13 find 8 when 9 we 9 we 10 arrive 10 arrive 12 we 11 , 12 we 13 find 16 . 14 it 15 here 14 it 16 . how it gets here , [i] don't know , and furthermore [i] don't care . 1 how 5 , 2 it 3 gets 3 gets 4 here 4 here 5 , 5 , 10 and 7 don't 8 know 8 know 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 furthermore 11 furthermore 14 care 13 don't 14 care 14 care 15 . it is enough for me that it is here . " 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 enough 3 enough 4 for 4 for 5 me 5 me 6 that 6 that 8 is 7 it 8 is 8 is 9 here 9 here 10 . 10 . 11 " " [i] 've seen a man over here every afternoon , " said [blacky] . 1 " 8 here 3 've 4 seen 4 seen 6 man 4 seen 7 over 5 a 6 man 6 man 7 over 7 over 8 here 8 here 9 every 9 every 10 afternoon 10 afternoon 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 12 " 15 . " [i] thought he might be a hunter . " 1 " 5 might 3 thought 4 he 4 he 5 might 5 might 6 be 6 be 7 a 7 a 8 hunter 8 hunter 9 . 9 . 10 " " did he have a terrible gun ? " asked [dusky] suspiciously . 1 " 6 terrible 2 did 3 he 3 he 4 have 4 have 5 a 5 a 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 gun 7 gun 10 asked 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 asked 10 asked 12 suspiciously 12 suspiciously 13 . " [no-o] , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 replied 5 replied 7 . " then he isn't a hunter , " declared [dusky] , looking much relieved . 1 " 2 then 2 then 4 isn't 3 he 4 isn't 4 isn't 5 a 5 a 6 hunter 5 a 9 declared 5 a 14 relieved 6 hunter 7 , 6 hunter 9 declared 7 , 8 " 9 declared 11 , 9 declared 14 relieved 11 , 13 much 12 looking 13 much 14 relieved 15 . " he could hide behind these bushes , you know . " 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 could 3 could 4 hide 3 could 5 behind 5 behind 8 , 6 these 7 bushes 7 bushes 8 , 8 , 9 you 9 you 10 know 10 know 11 . 11 . 12 " " nonsense , " retorted [dusky] , tossing his head . 1 " 2 nonsense 1 " 3 , 3 , 5 retorted 4 " 5 retorted 5 retorted 8 tossing 7 , 8 tossing 8 tossing 10 head 9 his 10 head 10 head 11 . " there hasn't been a sign of danger here since we have been here . 1 " 3 hasn't 1 " 6 sign 2 there 3 hasn't 3 hasn't 4 been 4 been 5 a 6 sign 14 here 7 of 8 danger 8 danger 9 here 9 here 12 have 9 here 13 been 10 since 11 we 11 we 12 have 13 been 14 here 14 here 15 . i know you , [blacky] ; you are jealous because we find plenty to eat here , and you find nothing . 1 i 9 jealous 1 i 11 we 2 know 8 are 3 you 4 , 3 you 8 are 6 ; 7 you 7 you 8 are 8 are 9 jealous 10 because 11 we 11 we 19 you 12 find 13 plenty 13 plenty 14 to 13 plenty 17 , 14 to 15 eat 15 eat 16 here 17 , 18 and 17 , 19 you 19 you 21 nothing 20 find 21 nothing 21 nothing 22 . you are trying to scare us . 1 you 3 trying 2 are 3 trying 3 trying 4 to 4 to 5 scare 4 to 6 us 6 us 7 . but [i] 'll tell you right now , you can't scare us away from such splendid eating as we have had here . 1 but 3 'll 1 but 10 can't 3 'll 7 now 4 tell 5 you 4 tell 7 now 5 you 6 right 7 now 8 , 8 , 9 you 10 can't 13 away 11 scare 12 us 12 us 13 away 13 away 23 . 14 from 15 such 15 such 16 splendid 16 splendid 17 eating 16 splendid 22 here 17 eating 18 as 19 we 20 have 19 we 22 here 20 have 21 had 22 here 23 . so [there] ! " 1 so 3 ! 3 ! 4 " [chapter] [xxi] [:] [at] [last] [blacky] [is] [sure] who for another conquers fear [is] truly brave , it is most clear . 1 who 2 for 2 for 4 conquers 3 another 4 conquers 4 conquers 7 truly 5 fear 7 truly 7 truly 12 most 8 brave 9 , 8 brave 10 it 10 it 11 is 11 is 12 most 12 most 14 . 13 clear 14 . blacky the [crow] . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 . it was late in the afternoon , and [blacky] the [crow] was on his way to the [green] [forest] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 late 3 late 5 the 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 afternoon 6 afternoon 10 the 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 the 10 the 15 way 12 was 13 on 13 on 14 his 14 his 15 way 15 way 20 . 16 to 17 the 17 the 20 . as usual , he went around by the [big] [river] to see if that man was scattering corn for the [ducks] . 1 as 4 he 1 as 5 went 2 usual 3 , 3 , 4 he 5 went 6 around 5 went 15 man 6 around 7 by 7 by 8 the 11 to 12 see 12 see 13 if 12 see 15 man 13 if 14 that 15 man 18 corn 16 was 17 scattering 16 was 18 corn 18 corn 19 for 19 for 20 the 20 the 22 . he wasn't there . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 there 3 there 4 . no one was to be seen along the bank of the [big] [river] . 1 no 5 be 2 one 3 was 3 was 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 seen 6 seen 7 along 6 seen 9 bank 8 the 9 bank 9 bank 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 14 . " he hasn't come to-day , or else he came early and has left , " thought [blacky] . 1 " 3 hasn't 1 " 8 else 2 he 3 hasn't 3 hasn't 5 to-day 4 come 5 to-day 5 to-day 6 , 6 , 7 or 8 else 10 came 8 else 15 , 8 else 17 thought 9 he 10 came 11 early 12 and 11 early 15 , 12 and 14 left 13 has 14 left 15 , 16 " 17 thought 19 . what was it [blacky] saw ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 3 it 3 it 5 saw 5 saw 6 ? it was a boat coming down the [big] [river] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 boat 4 boat 5 coming 4 boat 7 the 5 coming 6 down 7 the 10 . blacky sat still and watched . 1 blacky 2 sat 2 sat 3 still 3 still 4 and 4 and 5 watched 5 watched 6 . presently the boat turned [in] among the rushes , and a moment later a man stepped out on the shore . 1 presently 6 among 1 presently 9 , 2 the 3 boat 2 the 4 turned 3 boat 4 turned 4 turned 6 among 6 among 8 rushes 7 the 8 rushes 9 , 10 and 10 and 15 man 11 a 12 moment 12 moment 13 later 12 moment 15 man 13 later 14 a 15 man 16 stepped 16 stepped 17 out 16 stepped 18 on 17 out 18 on 18 on 20 shore 19 the 20 shore 20 shore 21 . it was the same man [blacky] had watched scatter corn in the rushes every day for a week . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 same 2 was 3 the 4 same 9 scatter 5 man 7 had 5 man 9 scatter 7 had 8 watched 9 scatter 11 in 10 corn 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 14 every 13 rushes 14 every 14 every 15 day 15 day 16 for 15 day 18 week 16 for 17 a 18 week 19 . there wasn't the least doubt about it , it was the same man . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 6 about 3 the 4 least 4 least 5 doubt 5 doubt 6 about 6 about 11 the 7 it 8 , 7 it 10 was 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 the 11 the 12 same 12 same 14 . 13 man 14 . " [ha] , ha ! " exclaimed [blacky] , and nearly lost his balance in his excitement . 1 " 3 , 1 " 5 ! 4 ha 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 11 nearly 7 exclaimed 9 , 9 , 10 and 9 , 11 nearly 11 nearly 14 balance 12 lost 13 his 13 his 14 balance 14 balance 17 excitement 15 in 16 his 16 his 17 excitement 17 excitement 18 . " [ha] , ha ! 1 " 3 , 1 " 5 ! 3 , 4 ha it is just as [i] thought ! " 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 just 2 is 6 thought 3 just 4 as 6 thought 7 ! 7 ! 8 " you see [blacky] 's sharp eyes had seen that the man was carrying something , and that something was a gun , a terrible gun . 1 you 8 seen 2 see 4 's 4 's 5 sharp 5 sharp 6 eyes 5 sharp 8 seen 6 eyes 7 had 8 seen 13 carrying 9 that 10 the 10 the 11 man 11 man 12 was 11 man 13 carrying 13 carrying 15 , 13 carrying 20 a 14 something 15 , 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 that 18 something 19 was 18 something 20 a 19 was 20 a 20 a 23 a 21 gun 22 , 22 , 23 a 23 a 24 terrible 23 a 26 . 24 terrible 25 gun 24 terrible 26 . blacky knows a terrible gun as far as he can see it . 1 blacky 2 knows 2 knows 3 a 3 a 4 terrible 3 a 7 far 4 terrible 5 gun 5 gun 6 as 7 far 11 see 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 can 10 can 11 see 11 see 13 . 12 it 13 . the hunter looked out over the [big] [river] . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 looked 3 looked 4 out 4 out 5 over 5 over 6 the 6 the 9 . then he walked along where he had scattered corn the day before . 1 then 2 he 1 then 6 he 2 he 3 walked 3 walked 4 along 4 along 5 where 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 scattered 8 scattered 11 day 9 corn 10 the 10 the 11 day 11 day 12 before 12 before 13 . not a grain was to be seen . 1 not 2 a 2 a 3 grain 3 grain 4 was 4 was 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 7 seen 6 be 8 . 7 seen 8 . this seemed to please him . 1 this 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 please 4 please 5 him 5 him 6 . then he went back to the bushes and sat down [on] a log behind them , his terrible gun across his knees . 1 then 3 went 1 then 4 back 2 he 3 went 4 back 10 down 4 back 12 a 5 to 6 the 5 to 7 bushes 7 bushes 8 and 8 and 9 sat 8 and 10 down 12 a 23 . 13 log 18 terrible 14 behind 15 them 14 behind 16 , 14 behind 18 terrible 16 , 17 his 18 terrible 19 gun 18 terrible 20 across 20 across 21 his 21 his 22 knees 21 his 23 . 22 knees 23 . " [i] was sure of it , " muttered [blacky] . 1 " 9 muttered 3 was 4 sure 4 sure 5 of 5 of 6 it 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 muttered 9 muttered 11 . " he is going to wait there for those [ducks] to come in , and then something dreadful will happen . 1 " 12 come 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 going 4 going 5 to 4 going 6 wait 6 wait 7 there 6 wait 12 come 7 there 11 to 8 for 9 those 9 those 11 to 12 come 21 . 13 in 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 then 15 and 20 happen 16 then 17 something 17 something 18 dreadful 19 will 20 happen 20 happen 21 . what terrible creatures these hunters are ! 1 what 2 terrible 2 terrible 3 creatures 3 creatures 4 these 4 these 5 hunters 5 hunters 6 are 6 are 7 ! they don't know what fairness is . 1 they 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 5 fairness 5 fairness 6 is 6 is 7 . no , [sir] , they don't know what fairness is . 1 no 2 , 2 , 5 they 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 don't 6 don't 7 know 6 don't 8 what 8 what 9 fairness 9 fairness 11 . 10 is 11 . he knows they will feel so sure that all is safe that they will come in without looking for danger . 1 he 2 knows 1 he 5 feel 2 knows 4 will 3 they 4 will 5 feel 8 that 6 so 7 sure 7 sure 8 that 8 that 14 will 9 all 10 is 9 all 11 safe 11 safe 13 they 12 that 13 they 13 they 14 will 14 will 17 without 15 come 16 in 15 come 17 without 17 without 20 danger 18 looking 19 for 19 for 20 danger 20 danger 21 . then he will fire that terrible gun and kill them without giving them any chance at all . 1 then 2 he 1 then 7 gun 2 he 3 will 3 will 4 fire 4 fire 5 that 4 fire 6 terrible 5 that 6 terrible 7 gun 18 . 8 and 9 kill 9 kill 10 them 9 kill 11 without 11 without 18 . 12 giving 13 them 12 giving 14 any 14 any 15 chance 14 any 18 . 15 chance 16 at 16 at 17 all " [reddy] [fox] is a sly , clever hunter , but he wouldn't do a thing like that . 1 " 4 is 1 " 8 clever 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 sly 6 sly 7 , 8 clever 9 hunter 8 clever 14 do 9 hunter 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 13 wouldn't 12 he 13 wouldn't 14 do 16 thing 15 a 16 thing 16 thing 17 like 17 like 19 . 18 that 19 . neither would [old] [man] [coyote] or anybody else who wears fur or feathers . 1 neither 2 would 1 neither 8 else 6 or 7 anybody 7 anybody 8 else 8 else 9 who 8 else 11 fur 9 who 10 wears 10 wears 11 fur 11 fur 12 or 11 fur 13 feathers 12 or 13 feathers 13 feathers 14 . they might hide and try to catch some one by surprise . 1 they 3 hide 2 might 3 hide 3 hide 6 to 4 and 5 try 5 try 6 to 6 to 7 catch 7 catch 8 some 8 some 9 one 8 some 12 . 10 by 11 surprise 11 surprise 12 . that is all right , because each of us is supposed to be on the watch for things of that sort . 1 that 6 because 1 that 10 is 2 is 3 all 3 all 4 right 4 right 5 , 4 right 6 because 6 because 7 each 7 each 8 of 7 each 9 us 10 is 11 supposed 11 supposed 12 to 11 supposed 16 watch 12 to 13 be 14 on 15 the 15 the 16 watch 16 watch 21 sort 17 for 18 things 18 things 19 of 19 of 20 that 20 that 21 sort 21 sort 22 . oh , dear , what 's to be done ? 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 4 , 4 , 5 what 5 what 9 done 6 's 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 done 9 done 10 ? it is time [i] was getting home to the [green] [forest] . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 time 3 time 6 getting 5 was 6 getting 6 getting 7 home 7 home 8 to 8 to 9 the 9 the 12 . the [black] [shadows] will soon come creeping out from the [purple] [hills] , and [i] must be safe in my hemlock-tree by then . 1 the 6 come 4 will 5 soon 5 soon 6 come 6 come 7 creeping 7 creeping 9 from 8 out 9 from 9 from 10 the 10 the 18 safe 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 must 16 must 17 be 17 be 18 safe 18 safe 21 hemlock-tree 19 in 20 my 19 in 21 hemlock-tree 20 my 21 hemlock-tree 21 hemlock-tree 22 by 21 hemlock-tree 23 then 23 then 24 . i would be scared to death to be out after dark . 1 i 2 would 1 i 3 be 2 would 3 be 3 be 5 to 4 scared 5 to 5 to 8 be 6 death 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 out 9 out 10 after 10 after 12 . 11 dark 12 . yet those [ducks] ought to be warned . 1 yet 2 those 2 those 4 ought 4 ought 5 to 4 ought 6 be 6 be 7 warned 7 warned 8 . oh , dear , what shall [i] do ? " 1 oh 2 , 1 oh 3 dear 2 , 3 dear 3 dear 5 what 4 , 5 what 5 what 6 shall 6 shall 8 do 8 do 9 ? 9 ? 10 " with them might come [hooty] the [owl] , and [hooty] wouldn't object in the least to a [crow] dinner . 1 with 2 them 2 them 17 a 3 might 4 come 4 come 6 the 4 come 12 object 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 wouldn't 11 wouldn't 12 object 12 object 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 least 15 least 16 to 16 to 17 a 17 a 20 . 19 dinner 20 . he wished he was in that hemlock-tree that very minute . 1 he 4 was 2 wished 3 he 3 he 4 was 4 was 5 in 5 in 7 hemlock-tree 6 that 7 hemlock-tree 7 hemlock-tree 9 very 8 that 9 very 9 very 10 minute 10 minute 11 . " [i] 'll wait a little while longer , " muttered [blacky] , and tried to feel brave . 1 " 9 , 3 'll 4 wait 4 wait 5 a 5 a 6 little 5 a 8 longer 6 little 7 while 8 longer 9 , 9 , 14 and 10 " 11 muttered 11 muttered 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 tried 15 tried 18 brave 16 to 17 feel 17 feel 18 brave 18 brave 19 . but instead he shivered . 1 but 2 instead 2 instead 3 he 3 he 4 shivered 4 shivered 5 . [chapter] [xxii] [:] [blacky] [goes] [home] [happy] no greater happiness is won [than] through a deed for others done . 1 no 2 greater 1 no 7 through 2 greater 3 happiness 3 happiness 4 is 4 is 5 won 7 through 10 for 8 a 9 deed 9 deed 10 for 10 for 11 others 11 others 13 . 12 done 13 . blacky the [crow] . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 . blacky sat in the top of a tree near the bank of the [big] [river] and couldn't make up his mind what to do . 1 blacky 2 sat 1 blacky 7 a 1 blacky 11 bank 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 top 5 top 6 of 6 of 7 a 7 a 8 tree 9 near 10 the 10 the 11 bank 11 bank 12 of 11 bank 19 up 12 of 13 the 16 and 17 couldn't 17 couldn't 18 make 18 make 19 up 19 up 21 mind 20 his 21 mind 21 mind 23 to 22 what 23 to 23 to 24 do 24 do 25 . he wanted to get home to the big , thick hemlock-tree in the [green] [forest] before dusk , for [blacky] is afraid of the dark . 1 he 2 wanted 1 he 4 get 2 wanted 3 to 4 get 6 to 4 get 13 the 5 home 6 to 6 to 10 thick 7 the 8 big 7 the 10 thick 8 big 9 , 10 thick 11 hemlock-tree 11 hemlock-tree 12 in 13 the 17 dusk 16 before 17 dusk 17 dusk 18 , 17 dusk 26 . 18 , 19 for 21 is 22 afraid 22 afraid 23 of 23 of 24 the 24 the 26 . 25 dark 26 . that is , he is afraid to be out after dark . 1 that 2 is 1 that 5 is 2 is 3 , 4 he 5 is 5 is 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 out 8 be 11 dark 9 out 10 after 11 dark 12 . don't waste any more time here . 1 don't 2 waste 2 waste 3 any 3 any 5 time 4 more 5 time 5 time 6 here 6 here 7 . what may happen to those silly [ducks] is no business of yours , and there is nothing you can do , anyway . 1 what 6 silly 1 what 14 and 2 may 3 happen 3 happen 5 those 3 happen 6 silly 4 to 5 those 6 silly 11 of 6 silly 12 yours 8 is 9 no 9 no 10 business 10 business 11 of 11 of 12 yours 12 yours 13 , 14 and 17 nothing 15 there 16 is 15 there 17 nothing 17 nothing 22 anyway 18 you 19 can 18 you 20 do 20 do 21 , 20 do 22 anyway 22 anyway 23 . go along home . " 1 go 2 along 2 along 3 home 3 home 4 . 4 . 5 " " wait a few minutes , " said another little voice down inside him . 1 " 2 wait 1 " 8 said 2 wait 3 a 3 a 4 few 4 few 5 minutes 5 minutes 6 , 6 , 7 " 8 said 9 another 8 said 11 voice 10 little 11 voice 11 voice 13 inside 12 down 13 inside 13 inside 14 him 14 him 15 . " don't be a coward . 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 3 be 3 be 4 a 4 a 5 coward 5 coward 6 . you ought to warn [dusky] the [black] [duck] and his flock that a hunter with a terrible gun is waiting for them . 1 you 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 2 ought 11 flock 3 to 4 warn 4 warn 6 the 9 and 10 his 10 his 11 flock 11 flock 17 terrible 12 that 13 a 13 a 14 hunter 14 hunter 15 with 15 with 16 a 16 a 17 terrible 17 terrible 21 for 18 gun 19 is 18 gun 20 waiting 20 waiting 21 for 21 for 22 them 22 them 23 . is it true that it is no business of yours what happens to those [ducks] ? 1 is 2 it 2 it 6 is 3 true 4 that 4 that 6 is 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 no 7 no 8 business 7 no 10 yours 8 business 9 of 10 yours 11 what 10 yours 12 happens 11 what 12 happens 12 happens 13 to 13 to 14 those 14 those 16 ? think again , [blacky] ; think again . 1 think 2 again 2 again 3 , 2 again 5 ; 5 ; 6 think 6 think 7 again 7 again 8 . it is the duty of each one who sees a common danger to warn his neighbors . 1 it 2 is 1 it 12 danger 2 is 3 the 2 is 4 duty 4 duty 7 one 5 of 6 each 6 each 7 one 8 who 9 sees 8 who 12 danger 9 sees 11 common 10 a 11 common 12 danger 13 to 13 to 14 warn 13 to 17 . 14 warn 16 neighbors 15 his 16 neighbors if something dreadful should happen to [dusky] because you were afraid of the dark , you never would be comfortable in your own mind . 1 if 2 something 1 if 3 dreadful 3 dreadful 5 happen 3 dreadful 6 to 4 should 5 happen 6 to 13 the 8 because 12 of 9 you 10 were 9 you 11 afraid 11 afraid 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 dark 14 dark 22 your 15 , 16 you 16 you 17 never 17 never 18 would 17 never 19 be 18 would 19 be 19 be 20 comfortable 20 comfortable 21 in 21 in 22 your 22 your 23 own 23 own 25 . 24 mind 25 . stay a little while and keep watch . " 1 stay 2 a 2 a 3 little 2 a 4 while 4 while 5 and 4 while 8 . 5 and 6 keep 6 keep 7 watch 8 . 9 " not five minutes later [blacky] saw something that made him , oh , so glad he had kept watch . 1 not 6 saw 1 not 9 made 2 five 4 later 3 minutes 4 later 4 later 6 saw 7 something 8 that 7 something 9 made 9 made 20 . 10 him 11 , 10 him 15 glad 11 , 12 oh 13 , 14 so 13 , 15 glad 15 glad 16 he 16 he 17 had 16 he 20 . 17 had 18 kept 17 had 19 watch it was a swiftly moving black line just above the water far down the [big] [river] , and it was coming up . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 swiftly 2 was 3 a 4 swiftly 9 above 5 moving 7 line 5 moving 8 just 6 black 7 line 8 just 9 above 9 above 11 water 10 the 11 water 11 water 12 far 11 water 21 coming 12 far 13 down 13 down 14 the 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 it 18 and 21 coming 19 it 20 was 21 coming 22 up 22 up 23 . he knew what that black line was . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 what 3 what 4 that 3 what 6 line 5 black 6 line 6 line 7 was 7 was 8 . he looked over at the hunter hiding behind some bushes close to the edge of the water . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 7 hiding 2 looked 6 hunter 3 over 4 at 3 over 6 hunter 4 at 5 the 7 hiding 8 behind 7 hiding 12 to 9 some 10 bushes 9 some 12 to 10 bushes 11 close 12 to 13 the 13 the 18 . 14 edge 18 . 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 water 16 the 18 . the hunter [was] crouching with his terrible gun in his hands and was peeping over the bushes , watching that black line . 1 the 4 crouching 1 the 8 gun 2 hunter 4 crouching 5 with 6 his 6 his 7 terrible 7 terrible 8 gun 8 gun 14 peeping 9 in 10 his 9 in 11 hands 11 hands 12 and 12 and 13 was 13 was 14 peeping 14 peeping 17 bushes 14 peeping 19 watching 15 over 16 the 16 the 17 bushes 17 bushes 18 , 19 watching 22 line 20 that 21 black 20 that 22 line 22 line 23 . he , too , knew what it was . 1 he 3 too 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 4 , 5 knew 4 , 6 what 6 what 8 was 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 . it was a flock of [ducks] flying . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 flock 4 flock 5 of 5 of 7 flying 7 flying 8 . and [blacky] was glad . 1 and 3 was 3 was 4 glad 4 glad 5 . perhaps now he could give them warning . 1 perhaps 2 now 2 now 4 could 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 give 5 give 6 them 6 them 7 warning 7 warning 8 . up the middle of the [big] [river] , flying just above the water , swept the flock with [dusky] at its head . 1 up 4 of 2 the 3 middle 3 middle 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 13 water 8 , 9 flying 9 flying 10 just 10 just 11 above 11 above 12 the 12 the 13 water 13 water 14 , 14 , 15 swept 14 , 23 . 15 swept 17 flock 16 the 17 flock 17 flock 18 with 18 with 22 head 20 at 21 its 21 its 22 head how swiftly they flew , those nine big birds ! 1 how 2 swiftly 1 how 3 they 3 they 4 flew 3 they 6 those 4 flew 5 , 6 those 7 nine 7 nine 8 big 8 big 9 birds 9 birds 10 ! blacky envied them their swift wings . 1 blacky 2 envied 2 envied 3 them 3 them 4 their 4 their 5 swift 5 swift 6 wings 6 wings 7 . on past the hidden hunter but far out over the [big] [river] they swept . 1 on 3 the 2 past 3 the 3 the 7 far 4 hidden 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 but 5 hunter 7 far 7 far 8 out 8 out 10 the 8 out 15 . 9 over 10 the 13 they 14 swept 14 swept 15 . for just a minute [blacky] thought they were going on up the river and not coming in to eat , after all . 1 for 3 a 1 for 6 thought 2 just 3 a 3 a 4 minute 6 thought 20 , 7 they 8 were 8 were 9 going 9 going 10 on 10 on 12 the 11 up 12 the 12 the 13 river 13 river 14 and 13 river 20 , 14 and 15 not 15 not 19 eat 16 coming 17 in 16 coming 18 to 18 to 19 eat 20 , 21 after 21 after 22 all 21 after 23 . then [they] turned toward the other shore , swept around in a circle and headed straight in toward that hidden hunter . 1 then 7 shore 3 turned 4 toward 4 toward 5 the 5 the 6 other 5 the 7 shore 7 shore 10 around 7 shore 13 circle 8 , 9 swept 9 swept 10 around 10 around 11 in 10 around 13 circle 11 in 12 a 13 circle 17 in 14 and 15 headed 15 headed 16 straight 16 straight 17 in 17 in 18 toward 18 toward 21 hunter 19 that 20 hidden 20 hidden 21 hunter 21 hunter 22 . blacky glanced at him and saw that he was ready to shoot . 1 blacky 7 that 2 glanced 3 at 2 glanced 4 him 4 him 5 and 5 and 6 saw 6 saw 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 ready 10 ready 12 shoot 11 to 12 shoot 12 shoot 13 . almost without thinking , [blacky] spread his wings and started out from that tree . 1 almost 4 , 2 without 3 thinking 3 thinking 4 , 4 , 9 and 6 spread 7 his 7 his 8 wings 8 wings 9 and 9 and 10 started 10 started 11 out 10 started 14 tree 11 out 12 from 13 that 14 tree 14 tree 15 . " caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " he shrieked at the top of his lungs . 1 " 6 caw 1 " 17 top 2 caw 4 caw 2 caw 6 caw 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 5 , 6 caw 7 , 6 caw 10 caw 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 9 , 8 caw 10 caw 10 caw 12 " 11 ! 12 " 13 he 14 shrieked 14 shrieked 15 at 14 shrieked 17 top 15 at 16 the 17 top 21 . 18 of 19 his 18 of 20 lungs 20 lungs 21 . " caw , caw , caw , caw , caw ! " 1 " 2 caw 2 caw 3 , 3 , 4 caw 4 caw 6 caw 5 , 6 caw 6 caw 7 , 7 , 8 caw 8 caw 10 caw 9 , 10 caw 10 caw 11 ! 11 ! 12 " it was his danger cry that everybody on the [green] [meadows] and in the [green] [forest] knows . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 his 3 his 4 danger 4 danger 5 cry 5 cry 6 that 5 cry 7 everybody 7 everybody 8 on 7 everybody 18 . 8 on 9 the 12 and 13 in 13 in 14 the 14 the 17 knows 17 knows 18 . he did put up his gun and aim at them , but he didn't shoot . 1 he 3 put 1 he 5 his 2 did 3 put 3 put 4 up 5 his 6 gun 6 gun 9 at 7 and 8 aim 8 aim 9 at 9 at 10 them 10 them 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 he 12 but 16 . 13 he 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 shoot you see , he didn't want to frighten them so that they would not return . 1 you 2 see 1 you 6 want 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 want 6 want 7 to 7 to 8 frighten 8 frighten 9 them 8 frighten 10 so 10 so 11 that 11 that 16 . 12 they 13 would 13 would 14 not 13 would 16 . 14 not 15 return 14 not 16 . blacky headed straight for the [green] [forest] , chuckling as he flew . 1 blacky 2 headed 1 blacky 3 straight 3 straight 4 for 3 straight 9 chuckling 4 for 5 the 8 , 9 chuckling 9 chuckling 11 he 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 flew 12 flew 13 . he knew that those [ducks] would not return until after dark . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 7 not 3 that 4 those 4 those 6 would 6 would 7 not 7 not 9 until 8 return 9 until 9 until 11 dark 10 after 11 dark 11 dark 12 . he had saved them this time , and he was so happy he didn't even notice the [black] [shadows] . 1 he 2 had 1 he 12 happy 2 had 3 saved 3 saved 4 them 4 them 5 this 4 them 7 , 5 this 6 time 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 so 12 happy 14 didn't 13 he 14 didn't 14 didn't 15 even 15 even 16 notice 16 notice 17 the 16 notice 20 . and the hunter stood up and shook his fist at [blacky] the [crow] . 1 and 4 stood 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 stood 4 stood 5 up 5 up 6 and 6 and 7 shook 7 shook 8 his 8 his 9 fist 9 fist 14 . 10 at 12 the 12 the 14 . [chapter] [xxiii] [:] [blacky] [calls] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] blacky awoke in the best of spirits . 1 blacky 2 awoke 1 blacky 4 the 2 awoke 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 best 5 best 6 of 6 of 7 spirits 7 spirits 8 . late the afternoon before he had saved [dusky] the [black] [duck] and his flock from a hunter with a terrible gun . 1 late 3 afternoon 1 late 5 he 2 the 3 afternoon 3 afternoon 4 before 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 saved 7 saved 9 the 7 saved 17 hunter 12 and 13 his 13 his 14 flock 14 flock 17 hunter 15 from 16 a 16 a 17 hunter 17 hunter 20 terrible 18 with 19 a 19 a 20 terrible 20 terrible 21 gun 21 gun 22 . he hates a hunter with a terrible gun , does [blacky] . 1 he 2 hates 1 he 3 a 3 a 7 terrible 4 hunter 6 a 5 with 6 a 6 a 7 terrible 7 terrible 8 gun 8 gun 9 , 9 , 10 does 10 does 12 . for that matter , so do all the little people of the [green] [forest] and the [green] [meadows] . 1 for 2 that 2 that 3 matter 3 matter 4 , 4 , 5 so 4 , 15 and 5 so 6 do 6 do 7 all 7 all 8 the 8 the 9 little 9 little 10 people 10 people 11 of 11 of 12 the 15 and 16 the 16 the 19 . so [blacky] started out for his breakfast in high spirits . 1 so 3 started 3 started 4 out 4 out 5 for 5 for 7 breakfast 6 his 7 breakfast 7 breakfast 9 high 8 in 9 high 9 high 10 spirits 10 spirits 11 . after breakfast , he flew over to the [big] [river] to see if [dusky] the [black] [duck] was feeding in the rushes along the shore . 1 after 3 , 1 after 5 flew 2 breakfast 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 flew 5 flew 6 over 5 flew 11 to 6 over 7 to 7 to 8 the 11 to 12 see 11 to 15 the 12 see 13 if 15 the 22 rushes 18 was 19 feeding 19 feeding 20 in 20 in 21 the 21 the 22 rushes 22 rushes 26 . 23 along 24 the 24 the 25 shore 24 the 26 . " they 'll come back , and so will that hunter . 1 " 2 they 1 " 4 come 2 they 3 'll 4 come 6 , 5 back 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 so 8 so 9 will 9 will 11 hunter 10 that 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 . if he sees me around again , he 'll try to shoot me . 1 if 2 he 1 if 6 again 2 he 3 sees 3 sees 4 me 4 me 5 around 6 again 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 'll 8 he 10 try 10 try 11 to 11 to 12 shoot 11 to 14 . 12 shoot 13 me i 've done all [i] can do . 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 done 2 've 7 do 3 done 4 all 6 can 7 do 7 do 8 . anyway , [dusky] ought to have sense enough to be suspicious of this place after that warning . 1 anyway 2 , 1 anyway 10 be 2 , 4 ought 4 ought 5 to 4 ought 8 enough 5 to 6 have 5 to 7 sense 8 enough 9 to 10 be 11 suspicious 11 suspicious 12 of 11 suspicious 14 place 11 suspicious 17 warning 12 of 13 this 15 after 16 that 16 that 17 warning 17 warning 18 . hello , who is that ? 1 hello 2 , 2 , 3 who 3 who 4 is 4 is 5 that 4 is 6 ? i do believe it is [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 i 2 do 2 do 3 believe 3 believe 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 10 . 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 . i wish he would come over here . 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 3 he 3 he 4 would 3 he 5 come 4 would 5 come 5 come 6 over 6 over 7 here 7 here 8 . if he should find out about that hunter , perhaps he would do something to drive him away . 1 if 7 that 1 if 12 would 2 he 3 should 3 should 4 find 4 find 6 about 4 find 7 that 5 out 6 about 7 that 11 he 8 hunter 9 , 9 , 10 perhaps 10 perhaps 11 he 11 he 12 would 12 would 13 do 13 do 14 something 13 do 15 to 15 to 16 drive 16 drive 18 away 17 him 18 away 18 away 19 . i 'll see if [i] can call him over here . " 1 i 4 if 2 'll 3 see 2 'll 4 if 4 if 7 call 6 can 7 call 7 call 8 him 8 him 9 over 9 over 10 here 10 here 11 . 11 . 12 " blacky began to call in the way he does when he has discovered something and wants others to know about it . 1 blacky 4 call 1 blacky 17 others 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 call 4 call 12 has 5 in 6 the 5 in 7 way 7 way 8 he 8 he 9 does 9 does 11 he 9 does 12 has 10 when 11 he 12 has 14 something 13 discovered 14 something 15 and 16 wants 15 and 17 others 17 others 19 know 18 to 19 know 19 know 22 . 20 about 21 it 21 it 22 . " caw , caw , caaw , caaw , caw , caw , caaw ! " screamed [blacky] , as if greatly excited . 1 " 2 caw 1 " 4 caw 2 caw 3 , 4 caw 8 caaw 5 , 6 caaw 6 caaw 7 , 6 caaw 8 caaw 8 caaw 10 caw 8 caaw 12 caw 9 , 10 caw 10 caw 11 , 10 caw 12 caw 12 caw 13 , 12 caw 21 if 13 , 14 caaw 15 ! 16 " 15 ! 17 screamed 17 screamed 19 , 19 , 20 as 20 as 21 if 21 if 23 excited 22 greatly 23 excited 23 excited 24 . he heard the excited cawing of [blacky] and at once turned in that direction . 1 he 2 heard 1 he 5 cawing 2 heard 3 the 3 the 4 excited 5 cawing 6 of 5 cawing 11 turned 8 and 9 at 9 at 10 once 10 once 11 turned 11 turned 15 . 12 in 13 that 12 in 14 direction 14 direction 15 . " that black rascal has found something over on the shore of the [big] [river] , " said [farmer] [brown] 's boy to himself . 1 " 4 rascal 1 " 5 has 2 that 3 black 3 black 4 rascal 5 has 6 found 6 found 8 over 6 found 9 on 7 something 8 over 8 over 9 on 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 shore 11 shore 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 25 . 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 said 17 " 24 himself 21 's 22 boy 22 boy 23 to 23 to 24 himself 24 himself 25 . " [i] 'll go over there to see what it is . 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 go 4 go 5 over 4 go 8 see 5 over 6 there 5 over 7 to 8 see 10 it 9 what 10 it 10 it 11 is 11 is 12 . there isn't much escapes the sharp eyes of that black busybody . 1 there 5 the 2 isn't 3 much 3 much 4 escapes 4 escapes 5 the 5 the 6 sharp 6 sharp 9 that 7 eyes 8 of 8 of 9 that 9 that 10 black 10 black 11 busybody 11 busybody 12 . he has led me to a lot of interesting things , one time and another . 1 he 3 led 1 he 9 interesting 2 has 3 led 3 led 4 me 4 me 6 a 5 to 6 a 6 a 7 lot 7 lot 8 of 9 interesting 14 and 10 things 11 , 11 , 12 one 12 one 13 time 13 time 14 and 14 and 16 . 15 another 16 . there he is on the top of that tree over by the [big] [river] . " 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 6 top 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 7 of 8 that 8 that 9 tree 9 tree 15 . 10 over 11 by 11 by 12 the 12 the 15 . 15 . 16 " as [farmer] [brown] 's boy drew near , [blacky] flew down and disappeared below the bank . 1 as 6 drew 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 drew 6 drew 8 , 6 drew 13 disappeared 7 near 8 , 10 flew 11 down 11 down 12 and 12 and 13 disappeared 13 disappeared 14 below 14 below 16 bank 15 the 16 bank 16 bank 17 . fanner [brown] 's boy chuckled . 1 fanner 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 chuckled 5 chuckled 6 . " whatever it is , it is right down there , " he muttered . 1 " 4 is 1 " 8 right 2 whatever 3 it 3 it 4 is 5 , 6 it 5 , 8 right 6 it 7 is 8 right 11 , 9 down 10 there 10 there 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 he 13 he 14 muttered 14 muttered 15 . he walked forward rapidly but quietly , and presently he reached the edge of the bank . 1 he 4 rapidly 1 he 11 reached 2 walked 3 forward 3 forward 4 rapidly 4 rapidly 9 presently 5 but 6 quietly 6 quietly 8 and 6 quietly 9 presently 7 , 8 and 9 presently 10 he 9 presently 11 reached 11 reached 13 edge 12 the 13 edge 13 edge 14 of 13 edge 16 bank 14 of 15 the 16 bank 17 . up flew [blacky] cawing wildly , and pretending to be scared half to death . 1 up 7 and 2 flew 4 cawing 4 cawing 5 wildly 5 wildly 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 15 . 8 pretending 9 to 9 to 10 be 10 be 11 scared 10 be 15 . 11 scared 13 to 11 scared 14 death 12 half 13 to again [farmer] [brown] 's boy chuckled . 1 again 4 's 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 chuckled 6 chuckled 7 . " you 're just making believe , " he declared . 1 " 4 just 2 you 3 're 3 're 4 just 4 just 6 believe 5 making 6 believe 6 believe 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 declared 9 he 10 declared 10 declared 11 . now , what have you found over here ? " 1 now 2 , 2 , 3 what 3 what 4 have 4 have 6 found 5 you 6 found 6 found 7 over 7 over 8 here 8 here 9 ? 9 ? 10 " he looked eagerly along the shore , and at once he saw a row of low bushes close [to] the edge of the water . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 3 eagerly 3 eagerly 4 along 3 eagerly 6 shore 3 eagerly 13 a 4 along 5 the 4 along 6 shore 6 shore 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 at 10 once 11 he 10 once 13 a 11 he 12 saw 13 a 15 of 13 a 18 close 14 row 15 of 15 of 17 bushes 16 low 17 bushes 18 close 20 the 20 the 25 . 21 edge 22 of 22 of 23 the 22 of 24 water 24 water 25 . he knew what it was instantly . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 what 3 what 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 instantly 6 instantly 7 . " a [duck] blind ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 2 a 2 a 5 ! 4 blind 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 9 . " a hunter has built a blind over here from which to shoot [ducks] . 1 " 3 hunter 2 a 3 hunter 3 hunter 5 built 4 has 5 built 5 built 9 here 6 a 7 blind 7 blind 8 over 7 blind 9 here 9 here 10 from 10 from 11 which 11 which 12 to 12 to 13 shoot 12 to 15 . i wonder if he has killed any yet . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 2 wonder 6 killed 3 if 5 has 4 he 5 has 5 has 6 killed 6 killed 7 any 7 any 8 yet 8 yet 9 . i hope not . ["] 1 i 2 hope 2 hope 3 not 3 not 4 . he went down to the blind , for that is what a [duck] hunter 's hiding-place is called , and looked about . 1 he 2 went 1 he 10 is 2 went 3 down 3 down 4 to 3 down 5 the 5 the 6 blind 6 blind 7 , 7 , 8 for 8 for 9 that 10 is 11 what 10 is 12 a 12 a 16 hiding-place 14 hunter 15 's 15 's 16 hiding-place 16 hiding-place 19 , 17 is 18 called 18 called 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 22 about 20 and 23 . 21 looked 22 about a couple [of] grains of corn just inside the blind caught his eyes , and his face darkened . 1 a 2 couple 1 a 4 grains 4 grains 5 of 4 grains 6 corn 6 corn 7 just 6 corn 11 caught 7 just 8 inside 7 just 10 blind 8 inside 9 the 8 inside 10 blind 10 blind 11 caught 11 caught 17 face 12 his 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 his 16 his 17 face 17 face 19 . 18 darkened 19 . " that fellow has been baiting [ducks] , " thought he . 1 " 2 that 1 " 4 has 2 that 3 fellow 4 has 6 baiting 5 been 6 baiting 6 baiting 10 thought 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 thought 10 thought 11 he 11 he 12 . " he has been putting out corn to get them to come here regularly . 1 " 7 corn 1 " 10 them 2 he 3 has 3 has 6 out 4 been 5 putting 4 been 6 out 6 out 7 corn 7 corn 9 get 8 to 9 get 10 them 12 come 11 to 12 come 12 come 13 here 13 here 14 regularly 14 regularly 15 . my , how [i] hate that sort of thing ! 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 how 3 how 5 hate 5 hate 6 that 6 that 7 sort 7 sort 8 of 8 of 9 thing 9 thing 10 ! it is bad enough to hunt them fairly , but to feed them and then kill them ugh ! 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 enough 3 bad 4 enough 4 enough 5 to 5 to 6 hunt 6 hunt 8 fairly 7 them 8 fairly 8 fairly 9 , 8 fairly 12 feed 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 to 12 feed 13 them 12 feed 16 kill 14 and 15 then 14 and 16 kill 16 kill 17 them 17 them 19 ! 18 ugh 19 ! i wonder if he has shot any yet . " 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 4 he 3 if 4 he 4 he 5 has 4 he 6 shot 5 has 6 shot 6 shot 7 any 7 any 8 yet 8 yet 9 . 9 . 10 " he looked all about keenly , and his face cleared . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 5 keenly 2 looked 4 about 3 all 4 about 5 keenly 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 his 8 his 9 face 9 face 10 cleared 9 face 11 . he knew that if that hunter had killed any [ducks] , there would be tell-tale feathers in the blind , and there were none . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 9 any 2 knew 4 if 3 that 4 if 4 if 6 hunter 5 that 6 hunter 6 hunter 8 killed 7 had 8 killed 9 any 14 be 11 , 12 there 12 there 13 would 13 would 14 be 14 be 19 blind 15 tell-tale 16 feathers 16 feathers 17 in 16 feathers 19 blind 17 in 18 the 19 blind 22 there 20 , 21 and 21 and 22 there 22 there 25 . 23 were 24 none 24 none 25 . [chapter] [xxiv] [:] [farmer] [brown] ['s] [boy] [does] [some] [thinking] farmer [brown] 's boy sat on the bank of the [big] [river] in a brown study . 1 farmer 7 the 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 sat 5 sat 6 on 6 on 7 the 7 the 8 bank 8 bank 9 of 8 bank 15 brown 8 bank 17 . 9 of 10 the 13 in 14 a 13 in 15 brown 15 brown 16 study that means that he was thinking very hard . 1 that 2 means 2 means 3 that 3 that 7 very 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 thinking 6 thinking 7 very 7 very 8 hard 8 hard 9 . blacky the [crow] sat in the top of a tall tree a short distance away and watched him . 1 blacky 4 sat 1 blacky 6 the 2 the 4 sat 5 in 6 the 6 the 11 tree 7 top 8 of 8 of 10 tall 9 a 10 tall 10 tall 11 tree 11 tree 14 distance 12 a 13 short 13 short 14 distance 14 distance 17 watched 15 away 16 and 16 and 17 watched 17 watched 19 . 18 him 19 . blacky was silent now , and there was a knowing look in his shrewd little eyes . 1 blacky 5 , 1 blacky 11 look 2 was 3 silent 3 silent 4 now 4 now 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 there 7 there 9 a 8 was 9 a 9 a 10 knowing 11 look 12 in 12 in 13 his 13 his 16 eyes 14 shrewd 15 little 14 shrewd 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 . to-night , or some night soon , that hunter will be waiting for them . 1 to-night 10 will 2 , 3 or 3 or 4 some 3 or 5 night 5 night 6 soon 6 soon 7 , 6 soon 10 will 7 , 8 that 8 that 9 hunter 10 will 11 be 11 be 12 waiting 11 be 13 for 13 for 14 them 14 them 15 . " [i] guess the law that permits hunting [ducks] is all right , but there ought to be a law against baiting them in . 1 " 3 guess 1 " 5 law 3 guess 4 the 5 law 10 is 6 that 7 permits 7 permits 8 hunting 8 hunting 10 is 10 is 11 all 11 all 12 right 12 right 13 , 12 right 15 there 13 , 14 but 15 there 19 a 16 ought 17 to 16 ought 19 a 17 to 18 be 19 a 21 against 20 law 21 against 21 against 22 baiting 22 baiting 23 them 22 baiting 25 . 23 them 24 in that isn't hunting . 1 that 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 hunting 3 hunting 4 . no , [sir] , that isn't hunting . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 5 that 5 that 6 isn't 6 isn't 7 hunting 7 hunting 8 . if this land were my father 's , [i] would know what to do . 1 if 2 this 2 this 3 land 3 land 4 were 4 were 12 what 5 my 6 father 6 father 7 's 6 father 10 would 7 's 8 , 10 would 11 know 11 know 12 what 12 what 13 to 13 to 14 do 13 to 15 . i would put up a sign saying that this was private property and no shooting was allowed . 1 i 4 up 1 i 5 a 2 would 3 put 3 put 4 up 5 a 7 saying 6 sign 7 saying 7 saying 14 no 8 that 10 was 8 that 11 private 9 this 10 was 11 private 12 property 12 property 13 and 13 and 14 no 14 no 17 allowed 15 shooting 16 was 15 shooting 17 allowed 17 allowed 18 . but [it] isn't my father 's land , and that hunter has a perfect right to shoot here . 1 but 3 isn't 1 but 5 father 3 isn't 4 my 5 father 8 , 6 's 7 land 7 land 8 , 8 , 15 right 9 and 10 that 10 that 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 has 12 has 13 a 12 has 15 right 13 a 14 perfect 15 right 17 shoot 16 to 17 shoot 17 shoot 18 here 18 here 19 . he has just as much right here as [i] have . 1 he 2 has 2 has 4 as 3 just 4 as 4 as 5 much 5 much 6 right 6 right 8 as 6 right 11 . 7 here 8 as 10 have 11 . i wish [i] could stop him , but [i] don't see how [i] can . " 1 i 4 could 2 wish 4 could 4 could 5 stop 5 stop 6 him 6 him 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 don't 10 don't 11 see 11 see 12 how 11 see 15 . 12 how 14 can 15 . 16 " a frown puckered the freckled face of [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 a 2 frown 1 a 5 freckled 2 frown 3 puckered 3 puckered 4 the 5 freckled 6 face 6 face 7 of 7 of 12 . 10 's 11 boy 11 boy 12 . you see , he was thinking very hard , and when he does that he is very apt to frown . 1 you 2 see 1 you 13 does 2 see 5 was 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 thinking 6 thinking 11 when 7 very 8 hard 8 hard 9 , 8 hard 11 when 9 , 10 and 12 he 13 does 13 does 17 very 13 does 19 to 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 is 15 he 17 very 17 very 18 apt 19 to 20 frown 20 frown 21 . " [i] suppose , " he muttered , " [i] can tear down his blind . 1 " 6 he 3 suppose 4 , 3 suppose 6 he 4 , 5 " 6 he 11 can 7 muttered 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 can 11 can 12 tear 12 tear 13 down 13 down 16 . 14 his 15 blind 15 blind 16 . he wouldn't know who did it . 1 he 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 know 3 know 4 who 4 who 5 did 5 did 6 it 6 it 7 . but that wouldn't do much good ; he would build another . 1 but 2 that 1 but 5 much 2 that 3 wouldn't 3 wouldn't 4 do 5 much 6 good 5 much 7 ; 7 ; 8 he 8 he 10 build 9 would 10 build 10 build 11 another 11 another 12 . besides , it wouldn't be right . 1 besides 2 , 2 , 3 it 3 it 5 be 4 wouldn't 5 be 5 be 6 right 6 right 7 . i won't do a thing [i] haven't a right to do . 1 i 2 won't 2 won't 3 do 2 won't 5 thing 3 do 4 a 4 a 5 thing 5 thing 9 right 7 haven't 8 a 8 a 9 right 9 right 11 do 10 to 11 do 11 do 12 . that wouldn't be honest . 1 that 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 be 3 be 4 honest 4 honest 5 . i 've got to think of some other way of saving those [ducks] . " 1 i 3 got 2 've 3 got 3 got 4 to 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 of 5 think 7 some 7 some 9 way 7 some 11 saving 8 other 9 way 10 of 11 saving 11 saving 12 those 12 those 14 . 14 . 15 " the frown on his freckled face grew deeper , and for a long time [he] sat without moving . 1 the 13 long 2 frown 3 on 3 on 4 his 4 his 5 freckled 5 freckled 6 face 5 freckled 7 grew 7 grew 8 deeper 7 grew 13 long 8 deeper 9 , 9 , 10 and 11 for 12 a 12 a 13 long 13 long 14 time 14 time 16 sat 14 time 19 . 16 sat 17 without 17 without 19 . 18 moving 19 . suddenly his face cleared , and he jumped to his feet . 1 suddenly 3 face 1 suddenly 4 cleared 2 his 3 face 4 cleared 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 jumped 7 he 8 jumped 8 jumped 9 to 9 to 10 his 10 his 11 feet 11 feet 12 . he began to chuckle . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 chuckle 4 chuckle 5 . " [i] have it ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 3 have 3 have 9 . 4 it 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 9 . " [i] 'll do a little shooting myself ! " 1 " 3 'll 3 'll 4 do 4 do 5 a 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 shooting 7 shooting 8 myself 8 myself 9 ! 9 ! 10 " then he chuckled again and started for home . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 chuckled 3 chuckled 4 again 4 again 5 and 5 and 6 started 6 started 7 for 7 for 8 home 8 home 9 . presently he began to whistle , a way he has when he is in good spirits . 1 presently 4 to 1 presently 8 way 1 presently 10 has 2 he 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 whistle 5 whistle 6 , 5 whistle 7 a 8 way 9 he 10 has 13 is 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 is 13 is 16 spirits 14 in 15 good 15 good 16 spirits 16 spirits 17 . blacky the [crow] watched him go , and [blacky] was well satisfied . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 watched 4 watched 11 well 5 him 6 go 6 go 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 was 10 was 11 well 11 well 13 . 12 satisfied 13 . perhaps [blacky] wouldn't have felt so sure could he have understood what [farmer] [brown] 's boy had said about doing a little shooting himself . 1 perhaps 5 felt 1 perhaps 10 have 3 wouldn't 4 have 4 have 5 felt 5 felt 7 sure 6 so 7 sure 7 sure 8 could 8 could 9 he 10 have 11 understood 11 understood 12 what 11 understood 23 shooting 12 what 17 had 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 17 had 17 had 18 said 19 about 20 doing 20 doing 21 a 21 a 22 little 22 little 23 shooting 23 shooting 25 . 24 himself 25 . none of the little people of the [green] [forest] and the [green] [meadows] knew [farmer] [brown] 's boy better than did [blacky] the [crow] . 1 none 2 of 1 none 6 of 3 the 5 people 3 the 6 of 4 little 5 people 6 of 7 the 7 the 14 knew 10 and 11 the 11 the 14 knew 14 knew 20 than 17 's 18 boy 18 boy 19 better 19 better 20 than 20 than 25 . 21 did 23 the 21 did 25 . none knew better than he that [farmer] [brown] 's boy was their best friend . 1 none 4 than 1 none 6 that 2 knew 3 better 2 knew 4 than 3 better 4 than 4 than 5 he 6 that 11 was 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 11 was 11 was 13 best 12 their 13 best 13 best 15 . 14 friend 15 . " it is all right now , " chuckled [blacky] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 6 now 3 is 4 all 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 now 6 now 7 , 7 , 9 chuckled 8 " 9 chuckled 9 chuckled 11 . " it is all right now . " 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 all 4 all 5 right 5 right 6 now 6 now 7 . 7 . 8 " [chapter] [xxv] [:] [blacky] [gets] [a] [dreadful] [shock] when friends prove false , whom may we trust ? 1 when 2 friends 2 friends 3 prove 3 prove 4 false 4 false 5 , 5 , 6 whom 6 whom 9 trust 7 may 8 we 8 we 9 trust 9 trust 10 ? the springs of faith are turned to dust . 1 the 2 springs 2 springs 3 of 3 of 4 faith 4 faith 6 turned 5 are 6 turned 6 turned 9 . 7 to 8 dust 8 dust 9 . blacky the [crow] . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 . blacky the [crow] was in the top of his favorite tree over near the [big] [river] early this afternoon . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 7 top 4 was 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 top 7 top 12 over 8 of 9 his 8 of 10 favorite 10 favorite 11 tree 11 tree 12 over 12 over 13 near 13 near 14 the 14 the 19 afternoon 14 the 20 . 17 early 18 this 17 early 19 afternoon 19 afternoon 20 . for a long time he sat there , seeing nothing unusual . 1 for 3 long 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 5 he 5 he 6 sat 6 sat 11 unusual 7 there 8 , 8 , 9 seeing 9 seeing 10 nothing 9 seeing 11 unusual 10 nothing 11 unusual 11 unusual 12 . at last he spied a tiny figure far away across the [green] [meadows] . 1 at 2 last 2 last 4 spied 3 he 4 spied 4 spied 7 figure 5 a 6 tiny 6 tiny 7 figure 7 figure 8 far 8 far 9 away 9 away 10 across 9 away 11 the 11 the 14 . even at that distance he knew who it was ; it was [farmer] [brown] 's boy , and he was coming toward the [big] [river] . 1 even 2 at 1 even 4 distance 2 at 3 that 4 distance 6 knew 5 he 6 knew 6 knew 7 who 6 knew 8 it 8 it 9 was 8 it 12 was 10 ; 11 it 11 it 12 was 12 was 21 coming 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 17 , 16 boy 21 coming 17 , 18 and 18 and 19 he 19 he 20 was 21 coming 22 toward 22 toward 26 . 23 the 26 . " [i] thought as much , " chuckled [blacky] . 1 " 5 much 3 thought 4 as 4 as 5 much 5 much 6 , 6 , 7 " 6 , 8 chuckled 7 " 8 chuckled 8 chuckled 10 . " he is coming over here to drive that hunter away . " 1 " 2 he 1 " 5 over 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 coming 5 over 6 here 6 here 7 to 7 to 8 drive 8 drive 9 that 9 that 10 hunter 10 hunter 11 away 10 hunter 12 . 12 . 13 " the tiny figure grew larger . 1 the 2 tiny 2 tiny 3 figure 3 figure 4 grew 4 grew 5 larger 5 larger 6 . it was [farmer] [brown] 's boy beyond a doubt . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 's 5 's 6 boy 6 boy 8 a 7 beyond 8 a 8 a 9 doubt 9 doubt 10 . suddenly [blacky] 's eyes opened so wide that they looked as if they were in danger of popping out of his head . 1 suddenly 3 's 1 suddenly 4 eyes 1 suddenly 16 danger 3 's 4 eyes 4 eyes 10 looked 5 opened 6 so 5 opened 7 wide 7 wide 9 they 7 wide 10 looked 8 that 9 they 11 as 12 if 12 if 13 they 12 if 16 danger 13 they 14 were 14 were 15 in 16 danger 19 out 16 danger 23 . 17 of 18 popping 18 popping 19 out 20 of 21 his 21 his 22 head 22 head 23 . he had discovered that [farmer] [brown] 's boy was carrying something and that that something was a gun ! 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 discovered 1 he 8 boy 3 discovered 4 that 4 that 7 's 8 boy 10 carrying 9 was 10 carrying 10 carrying 11 something 11 something 12 and 11 something 15 something 12 and 13 that 14 that 15 something 15 something 18 gun 16 was 17 a 17 a 18 gun 18 gun 19 ! yes , [sir] , [farmer] [brown] 's boy was carrying a terrible gun ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 4 , 10 carrying 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 9 was 9 was 10 carrying 10 carrying 11 a 11 a 12 terrible 11 a 13 gun 12 terrible 13 gun 13 gun 14 ! " a gun ! " croaked [blacky] . 1 " 2 a 2 a 3 gun 3 gun 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 croaked 6 croaked 8 . " [farmer] [brown] 's boy with a terrible gun ! 1 " 4 's 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 7 a 6 with 7 a 7 a 8 terrible 8 terrible 9 gun 9 gun 10 ! what does it mean ? " 1 what 2 does 2 does 4 mean 3 it 4 mean 4 mean 5 ? 5 ? 6 " nearer came [farmer] [brown] 's boy , and [blacky] could see that terrible gun plainly now . 1 nearer 5 's 1 nearer 6 boy 1 nearer 11 see 2 came 5 's 6 boy 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 could 11 see 14 gun 12 that 13 terrible 13 terrible 14 gun 14 gun 17 . 15 plainly 16 now 15 plainly 17 . suddenly an idea popped into his head . 1 suddenly 2 an 1 suddenly 4 popped 2 an 3 idea 3 idea 4 popped 4 popped 5 into 5 into 6 his 6 his 7 head 7 head 8 . " perhaps he is going to shoot that hunter ! " thought [blacky] , and somehow he felt better . 1 " 5 going 1 " 12 thought 1 " 16 somehow 2 perhaps 3 he 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 going 5 going 7 shoot 6 to 7 shoot 7 shoot 8 that 9 hunter 11 " 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 thought 12 thought 14 , 14 , 15 and 16 somehow 19 better 17 he 18 felt 18 felt 19 better 19 better 20 . farmer [brown] 's boy reached the [big] [river] at a point some distance below the blind built by the hunter . 1 farmer 5 reached 1 farmer 6 the 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 reached 6 the 12 some 9 at 10 a 10 a 11 point 11 point 12 some 12 some 13 distance 13 distance 16 blind 14 below 15 the 15 the 16 blind 16 blind 17 built 17 built 21 . 18 by 19 the 18 by 20 hunter 19 the 20 hunter 20 hunter 21 . he laid his gun down on the bank and went down to the edge of the water . 1 he 2 laid 1 he 10 went 2 laid 3 his 2 laid 8 bank 3 his 4 gun 4 gun 5 down 4 gun 8 bank 5 down 6 on 6 on 7 the 8 bank 9 and 9 and 10 went 10 went 12 to 10 went 14 edge 11 down 12 to 12 to 13 the 14 edge 16 the 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 water 17 water 18 . the rushes grew very thick there , and for a while [farmer] [brown] 's boy was very busy among them . 1 the 2 rushes 1 the 4 very 2 rushes 3 grew 4 very 8 and 5 thick 6 there 5 thick 7 , 6 there 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 17 very 9 for 10 a 10 a 11 while 11 while 14 's 14 's 15 boy 15 boy 16 was 15 boy 17 very 17 very 21 . 18 busy 19 among 19 among 20 them 20 them 21 . blacky from his high perch could watch him , and as he watched , he grew more and more puzzled . 1 blacky 4 high 1 blacky 5 perch 2 from 3 his 2 from 4 high 4 high 5 perch 5 perch 16 grew 6 could 7 watch 7 watch 8 him 8 him 9 , 8 him 14 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 watched 11 as 12 he 12 he 13 watched 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 grew 16 grew 20 puzzled 16 grew 21 . 17 more 18 and 18 and 19 more 19 more 20 puzzled 20 puzzled 21 . it looked very much as if [farmer] [brown] 's boy was building a blind much like that of the hunter 's . 1 it 6 if 2 looked 3 very 3 very 4 much 3 very 6 if 4 much 5 as 6 if 12 building 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 11 was 10 boy 12 building 12 building 15 much 13 a 14 blind 14 blind 15 much 15 much 16 like 16 like 17 that 17 that 22 . 18 of 19 the 19 the 20 hunter 20 hunter 21 's 20 hunter 22 . he was quite hidden there , excepting from a place high up like [blacky] 's perch . 1 he 4 hidden 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 hidden 4 hidden 5 there 5 there 6 , 5 there 11 high 6 , 7 excepting 7 excepting 8 from 7 excepting 9 a 9 a 10 place 11 high 15 's 11 high 16 perch 12 up 13 like 13 like 15 's 16 perch 17 . " [i] [i] [i] do believe he is going to try to shoot those [ducks] himself , " gasped [blacky] . 1 " 5 do 1 " 7 he 5 do 6 believe 7 he 8 is 7 he 9 going 9 going 10 to 10 to 11 try 10 to 13 shoot 12 to 13 shoot 13 shoot 16 himself 14 those 16 himself 16 himself 19 gasped 17 , 18 " 18 " 19 gasped 19 gasped 21 . " [i] wouldn't have believed it if any one had told me . 1 " 4 have 3 wouldn't 4 have 4 have 7 if 5 believed 6 it 5 believed 7 if 7 if 8 any 8 any 9 one 9 one 10 had 10 had 13 . 11 told 12 me 11 told 13 . no , [sir] , [i] wouldn't have believed it . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 6 wouldn't 6 wouldn't 7 have 7 have 8 believed 8 believed 9 it 9 it 10 . i [i] can't believe it now . 1 i 3 can't 3 can't 4 believe 4 believe 5 it 5 it 6 now 6 now 7 . farmer [brown] 's boy hunting with a terrible gun ! 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 7 a 5 hunting 6 with 6 with 7 a 7 a 8 terrible 8 terrible 9 gun 9 gun 10 ! yet [i] 've got to believe my own eyes . " 1 yet 6 believe 3 've 4 got 4 got 5 to 5 to 6 believe 6 believe 8 own 7 my 8 own 8 own 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 . 10 . 11 " a noise up river caught his attention . 1 a 2 noise 2 noise 3 up 3 up 5 caught 4 river 5 caught 5 caught 7 attention 6 his 7 attention 7 attention 8 . it was the noise of oars in a boat . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 noise 2 was 3 the 4 noise 5 of 5 of 6 oars 6 oars 8 a 7 in 8 a 8 a 9 boat 9 boat 10 . there was the hunter , rowing down the [big] [river] . 1 there 4 hunter 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 , 5 , 6 rowing 6 rowing 7 down 7 down 8 the 8 the 11 . just as he had done [the] day before , he came ashore above his blind and walked down to it . 1 just 4 had 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 done 5 done 11 came 7 day 9 , 8 before 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 came 11 came 15 blind 12 ashore 13 above 13 above 14 his 13 above 15 blind 15 blind 18 down 16 and 17 walked 17 walked 18 down 18 down 19 to 19 to 20 it 20 it 21 . " this is no place for me , " muttered [blacky] . 1 " 3 is 2 this 3 is 3 is 4 no 4 no 5 place 5 place 6 for 6 for 7 me 7 me 8 , 8 , 10 muttered 9 " 10 muttered 10 muttered 12 . " he 'll remember that [i] scared those [ducks] yesterday , and as likely as not he 'll try to shoot me . " 1 " 3 'll 1 " 10 yesterday 2 he 3 'll 4 remember 5 that 4 remember 7 scared 7 scared 8 those 7 scared 10 yesterday 8 those 10 yesterday 10 yesterday 14 likely 11 , 12 and 11 , 13 as 13 as 14 likely 14 likely 15 as 14 likely 23 . 15 as 17 he 16 not 17 he 17 he 18 'll 18 'll 22 me 19 try 20 to 20 to 21 shoot 20 to 22 me 23 . 24 " there he sat until the [black] [shadows] warned him that it was high time for him to be getting back to the [green] [forest] . 1 there 2 he 1 there 8 warned 2 he 3 sat 3 sat 4 until 4 until 5 the 8 warned 20 back 9 him 10 that 10 that 12 was 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 high 13 high 14 time 14 time 15 for 15 for 16 him 16 him 17 to 17 to 18 be 18 be 19 getting 18 be 20 back 20 back 21 to 21 to 22 the 22 the 25 . he had to hurry , for it was later than usual , and he was afraid to be out after dark . 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 hurry 2 had 11 usual 3 to 4 hurry 4 hurry 9 later 5 , 6 for 6 for 7 it 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 later 9 later 10 than 11 usual 12 , 12 , 13 and 12 , 18 be 13 and 14 he 15 was 16 afraid 16 afraid 17 to 16 afraid 18 be 18 be 22 . 19 out 20 after 19 out 22 . 20 after 21 dark " it is true , " croaked [blacky] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 true 4 true 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 croaked 7 croaked 9 . " [farmer] [brown] 's boy has turned hunter . " 1 " 4 's 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 6 has 6 has 7 turned 7 turned 8 hunter 8 hunter 9 . 9 . 10 " it was such a dreadful shock to [blacky] that it was a long time before he could go to sleep . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 a 1 it 11 was 2 was 3 such 4 a 5 dreadful 4 a 6 shock 5 dreadful 6 shock 6 shock 7 to 7 to 9 that 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 a 11 was 13 long 13 long 15 before 13 long 20 sleep 14 time 15 before 16 he 17 could 17 could 18 go 18 go 19 to 19 to 20 sleep 20 sleep 21 . [chapter] [xxvi] [:] [why] [the] [hunter] [got] [no] [ducks] " it is well for you that you didn't wait for me to get nearer , " said the hunter . 1 " 10 wait 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 well 4 well 5 for 5 for 6 you 5 for 7 that 7 that 8 you 8 you 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 wait 10 wait 14 get 11 for 12 me 12 me 13 to 13 to 14 get 14 get 16 , 15 nearer 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 said 17 " 20 hunter 18 said 19 the 20 hunter 21 . " you are smart enough to know that you can't play the same trick on me twice . 1 " 2 you 2 you 4 smart 2 you 7 know 3 are 4 smart 5 enough 6 to 6 to 7 know 7 know 9 you 8 that 9 you 9 you 10 can't 10 can't 18 . 11 play 12 the 11 play 16 me 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 trick 14 trick 15 on 16 me 17 twice 16 me 18 . the hunter couldn't see him at all . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 see 4 see 5 him 5 him 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 . he didn't have the least idea that any one else was anywhere near . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 5 least 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 4 the 5 least 6 idea 5 least 8 any 6 idea 7 that 8 any 10 else 9 one 10 else 10 else 13 near 11 was 12 anywhere 12 anywhere 13 near 13 near 14 . far down the [big] [river] the hunter saw a swiftly moving black line just above the water . 1 far 2 down 1 far 8 saw 2 down 3 the 2 down 7 hunter 6 the 7 hunter 8 saw 9 a 8 saw 15 above 9 a 10 swiftly 11 moving 12 black 12 black 13 line 13 line 14 just 14 just 15 above 15 above 17 water 16 the 17 water 17 water 18 . " here they come , " he muttered , as he eagerly watched that black line draw nearer . 1 " 2 here 1 " 8 muttered 2 here 4 come 3 they 4 come 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 muttered 8 muttered 9 , 8 muttered 10 as 8 muttered 13 watched 11 he 12 eagerly 11 he 13 watched 13 watched 16 line 13 watched 19 . 14 that 15 black 14 that 16 line 17 draw 18 nearer 18 nearer 19 . twice those big black birds circled around over the [big] [river] opposite where the hunter was crouching behind his blind . 1 twice 5 birds 2 those 3 big 3 big 4 black 3 big 5 birds 4 black 5 birds 5 birds 8 over 6 circled 7 around 6 circled 8 over 8 over 17 crouching 9 the 12 opposite 12 opposite 13 where 13 where 14 the 13 where 15 hunter 15 hunter 16 was 15 hunter 17 crouching 17 crouching 21 . 18 behind 19 his 19 his 20 blind 19 his 21 . 20 blind 21 . it was plain that [dusky] , their leader , remembered [blacky] 's warning the night before . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 plain 2 was 8 leader 3 plain 4 that 6 , 7 their 7 their 8 leader 8 leader 9 , 8 leader 13 warning 9 , 10 remembered 12 's 13 warning 13 warning 16 before 14 the 15 night 15 night 16 before 16 before 17 . but this time there was no warning . 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 no 6 no 7 warning 7 warning 8 . everything appeared safe . 1 everything 2 appeared 2 appeared 3 safe 3 safe 4 . once more the [flock] circled and then headed straight for that place where they hoped to find more corn . 1 once 2 more 1 once 6 and 2 more 3 the 3 the 5 circled 6 and 14 they 7 then 8 headed 8 headed 9 straight 9 straight 10 for 9 straight 13 where 10 for 11 that 11 that 12 place 13 where 14 they 14 they 18 more 15 hoped 16 to 16 to 17 find 16 to 18 more 18 more 19 corn 19 corn 20 . the hunter crouched lower . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 crouched 3 crouched 4 lower 4 lower 5 . they [were] almost near enough for him to shoot when " bang , bang " went a gun a short distance away . 1 they 3 almost 1 they 4 near 3 almost 4 near 4 near 8 to 5 enough 6 for 6 for 7 him 7 him 8 to 8 to 16 went 9 shoot 10 when 9 shoot 12 bang 11 " 12 bang 12 bang 13 , 12 bang 14 bang 13 , 14 bang 14 bang 15 " 15 " 16 went 16 went 17 a 17 a 21 distance 18 gun 19 a 18 gun 21 distance 19 a 20 short 21 distance 22 away 22 away 23 . instantly [dusky] and his flock turned and on swift wings swung off and up the river . 1 instantly 6 turned 1 instantly 7 and 1 instantly 11 swung 3 and 4 his 4 his 5 flock 5 flock 6 turned 7 and 10 wings 8 on 9 swift 9 swift 10 wings 11 swung 14 up 12 off 13 and 13 and 14 up 14 up 15 the 14 up 17 . 16 river 17 . if ever [there] was a disappointed hunter , it was the one crouching in that blind . 1 if 7 hunter 2 ever 6 disappointed 4 was 5 a 4 was 6 disappointed 6 disappointed 7 hunter 7 hunter 8 , 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 13 crouching 11 the 12 one 12 one 13 crouching 13 crouching 16 blind 13 crouching 17 . 14 in 15 that 14 in 16 blind " somebody else is hunting , and he spoiled my shot that time , " he muttered . 1 " 2 somebody 1 " 4 is 2 somebody 3 else 4 is 5 hunting 5 hunting 7 and 5 hunting 9 spoiled 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 9 spoiled 10 my 9 spoiled 11 shot 11 shot 12 that 11 shot 17 muttered 12 that 13 time 13 time 14 , 13 time 17 muttered 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 he 17 muttered 18 . " he must have a blind farther down . 1 " 3 must 2 he 3 must 3 must 6 blind 4 have 5 a 5 a 6 blind 6 blind 7 farther 7 farther 8 down 8 down 9 . probably some other [ducks] [i] didn't see came in to him . 1 probably 2 some 1 probably 6 didn't 2 some 3 other 6 didn't 7 see 7 see 8 came 8 came 9 in 8 came 10 to 10 to 11 him 10 to 12 . i wonder if he got them . 1 i 2 wonder 2 wonder 3 if 3 if 4 he 4 he 5 got 5 got 6 them 6 them 7 . here 's hoping that next time those [ducks] come in here first . " 1 here 2 's 1 here 5 next 3 hoping 4 that 4 that 5 next 5 next 6 time 6 time 7 those 6 time 9 come 9 come 10 in 9 come 11 here 11 here 12 first 12 first 13 . 13 . 14 " he once more made himself comfortable and settled down for a long wait . 1 he 5 himself 1 he 8 settled 2 once 3 more 2 once 4 made 4 made 5 himself 5 himself 6 comfortable 6 comfortable 7 and 8 settled 12 long 8 settled 13 wait 9 down 12 long 10 for 11 a 11 a 12 long 13 wait 14 . the [black] [shadows] crept out from the farther bank of the [big] [river] . 1 the 4 crept 4 crept 8 farther 5 out 6 from 6 from 7 the 7 the 8 farther 8 farther 10 of 9 bank 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 14 . jolly , round red [mr] [sun] had gone to bed , and the first little star was twinkling high overhead . 1 jolly 3 round 1 jolly 4 red 1 jolly 8 gone 2 , 3 round 7 had 8 gone 8 gone 12 and 8 gone 14 first 9 to 10 bed 10 bed 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 the 14 first 15 little 15 little 16 star 16 star 18 twinkling 17 was 18 twinkling 18 twinkling 19 high 19 high 20 overhead 19 high 21 . 20 overhead 21 . it was very still and peaceful . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 still 4 still 5 and 5 and 6 peaceful 6 peaceful 7 . from out in the middle of the [big] [river] sounded a low " quack " ; [dusky] and his flock were swimming in this time . 1 from 2 out 1 from 10 sounded 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 middle 4 the 10 sounded 5 middle 6 of 6 of 7 the 10 sounded 14 quack 11 a 12 low 11 a 13 " 13 " 14 quack 14 quack 15 " 14 quack 22 swimming 16 ; 18 and 18 and 19 his 19 his 20 flock 20 flock 21 were 21 were 22 swimming 22 swimming 23 in 23 in 25 time 24 this 25 time 25 time 26 . presently [the] hunter could see a silver line on the water , and then he made out nine black spots . 1 presently 8 line 3 hunter 4 could 4 could 5 see 4 could 8 line 5 see 6 a 5 see 7 silver 8 line 10 the 9 on 10 the 10 the 16 made 11 water 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 then 14 then 15 he 14 then 16 made 16 made 19 black 17 out 18 nine 17 out 19 black 19 black 21 . 20 spots 21 . in a few minutes those [ducks] would be where he could shoot them . 1 in 2 a 1 in 3 few 3 few 5 those 4 minutes 5 those 5 those 10 he 7 would 8 be 8 be 9 where 9 where 10 he 10 he 11 could 11 could 13 them 12 shoot 13 them 13 them 14 . " bang , bang " went that gun below him again . 1 " 2 bang 2 bang 3 , 3 , 6 went 4 bang 5 " 5 " 6 went 6 went 9 below 7 that 8 gun 8 gun 9 below 9 below 10 him 10 him 11 again 11 again 12 . with a roar of wings , [dusky] and his flock were in the air and away . 1 with 2 a 1 with 3 roar 2 a 3 roar 3 roar 6 , 4 of 5 wings 5 wings 6 , 6 , 8 and 6 , 10 flock 8 and 9 his 10 flock 11 were 11 were 12 in 12 in 14 air 13 the 14 air 14 air 17 . 15 and 16 away 16 away 17 . that hunter stood up and said things , and they were not nice things . 1 that 3 stood 2 hunter 3 stood 3 stood 13 nice 4 up 5 and 4 up 7 things 6 said 7 things 7 things 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 they 10 they 11 were 11 were 12 not 12 not 13 nice 13 nice 14 things 14 things 15 . he knew that those [ducks] would not come back again that night , and that once more he must go home empty-handed . 1 he 6 would 1 he 10 again 2 knew 4 those 2 knew 6 would 3 that 4 those 6 would 7 not 7 not 9 back 8 come 9 back 10 again 14 and 11 that 12 night 12 night 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 23 . 15 that 16 once 16 once 19 must 16 once 23 . 17 more 18 he 18 he 19 must 19 must 20 go 19 must 21 home 20 go 21 home 21 home 22 empty-handed he found the blind of [farmer] [brown] 's boy , but there was no one there . 1 he 2 found 1 he 8 's 2 found 4 blind 3 the 4 blind 4 blind 5 of 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 there 12 there 13 was 13 was 17 . 14 no 15 one 14 no 16 there 16 there 17 . you see , as soon as he had fired his gun the last time , [farmer] [brown] 's boy had slipped out and away . 1 you 2 see 1 you 8 had 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 as 4 as 5 soon 4 as 7 he 5 soon 6 as 8 had 11 gun 9 fired 10 his 10 his 11 gun 11 gun 15 , 12 the 13 last 13 last 14 time 14 time 15 , 15 , 23 and 18 's 19 boy 19 boy 20 had 20 had 21 slipped 21 slipped 22 out 22 out 23 and 23 and 24 away 24 away 25 . and as he tramped across the [green] [meadows] toward home with his gun , he chuckled . 1 and 9 toward 2 as 3 he 3 he 4 tramped 4 tramped 5 across 5 across 6 the 5 across 9 toward 9 toward 10 home 10 home 17 . 11 with 12 his 12 his 13 gun 12 his 16 chuckled 13 gun 14 , 14 , 15 he 16 chuckled 17 . " he didn't get those [ducks] this time , " said [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 " 2 he 1 " 5 those 2 he 4 get 3 didn't 4 get 5 those 8 time 7 this 8 time 8 time 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 16 . 14 's 15 boy 15 boy 16 . [chapter] [xxvii] [:] [the] [hunter] [gives] [up] blacky [the] [crow] didn't know what to think . 1 blacky 4 didn't 4 didn't 5 know 5 know 7 to 6 what 7 to 7 to 8 think 8 think 9 . he couldn't make himself believe that [farmer] [brown] 's boy had really turned hunter , yet what else could he believe ? 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 make 2 couldn't 4 himself 2 couldn't 5 believe 3 make 4 himself 5 believe 6 that 5 believe 13 turned 6 that 9 's 10 boy 11 had 10 boy 13 turned 11 had 12 really 13 turned 16 yet 14 hunter 15 , 15 , 16 yet 16 yet 19 could 17 what 18 else 18 else 19 could 19 could 21 believe 20 he 21 believe 21 believe 22 ? and hadn't he with his own ears heard the " bang , bang " of that very gun ? 1 and 2 hadn't 2 hadn't 3 he 2 hadn't 7 ears 4 with 5 his 5 his 6 own 5 his 7 ears 7 ears 8 heard 8 heard 9 the 9 the 13 bang 10 " 11 bang 11 bang 12 , 11 bang 13 bang 13 bang 18 gun 14 " 17 very 15 of 16 that 16 that 17 very 17 very 18 gun 18 gun 19 ? the very first thing the next morning [blacky] had hastened over to the place where [farmer] [brown] 's boy had hidden in the rushes . 1 the 2 very 1 the 7 morning 2 very 3 first 4 thing 5 the 5 the 6 next 6 next 7 morning 7 morning 9 had 7 morning 10 hastened 10 hastened 11 over 10 hastened 12 to 12 to 15 where 13 the 14 place 13 the 15 where 15 where 25 . 18 's 19 boy 19 boy 20 had 20 had 21 hidden 21 hidden 22 in 22 in 23 the 23 the 24 rushes 23 the 25 . 24 rushes 25 . with sharp eyes he looked for feathers , that would tell the tale of a [duck] killed . 1 with 3 eyes 1 with 13 tale 2 sharp 3 eyes 3 eyes 7 feathers 4 he 5 looked 4 he 7 feathers 5 looked 6 for 7 feathers 8 , 8 , 9 that 9 that 10 would 10 would 11 tell 11 tell 12 the 13 tale 18 . 14 of 15 a 15 a 17 killed 17 killed 18 . but there were no feathers . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 were 3 were 4 no 4 no 5 feathers 5 feathers 6 . there wasn't a thing to show that anything so dreadful had happened . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 8 anything 3 a 4 thing 4 thing 5 to 5 to 6 show 6 show 7 that 7 that 8 anything 8 anything 10 dreadful 9 so 10 dreadful 10 dreadful 12 happened 11 had 12 happened 12 happened 13 . perhaps [farmer] [brown] 's boy had missed when he shot at those [ducks] . 1 perhaps 5 boy 4 's 5 boy 5 boy 7 missed 6 had 7 missed 7 missed 8 when 8 when 9 he 8 when 12 those 9 he 10 shot 10 shot 11 at 12 those 14 . blacky shook his head and decided to say nothing to anybody about [farmer] [brown] 's boy and that terrible gun . 1 blacky 4 head 2 shook 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 and 5 and 11 anybody 6 decided 7 to 7 to 8 say 7 to 9 nothing 9 nothing 10 to 9 nothing 11 anybody 11 anybody 16 boy 12 about 15 's 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 19 terrible 17 and 18 that 18 that 19 terrible 19 terrible 21 . 20 gun 21 . you may be sure that early in the afternoon he was perched in the top of his favorite tree over by the [big] [river] . 1 you 2 may 1 you 11 was 2 may 3 be 2 may 4 sure 4 sure 7 in 5 that 6 early 6 early 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 afternoon 9 afternoon 10 he 11 was 12 perched 11 was 15 top 12 perched 13 in 13 in 14 the 15 top 16 of 16 of 18 favorite 16 of 19 tree 17 his 18 favorite 19 tree 25 . 20 over 21 by 21 by 22 the 22 the 25 . instead of going to the same hiding place [he] made a new one farther down . 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 7 hiding 2 of 3 going 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 same 5 the 7 hiding 7 hiding 8 place 7 hiding 10 made 8 place 10 made 10 made 14 farther 11 a 12 new 12 new 13 one 12 new 14 farther 14 farther 16 . 15 down 16 . then came the hunter a little earlier than usual . 1 then 2 came 1 then 5 a 2 came 3 the 3 the 4 hunter 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 earlier 7 earlier 8 than 7 earlier 9 usual 9 usual 10 . instead of stopping at his blind , he walked straight to the blind [farmer] [brown] 's boy had first made . 1 instead 2 of 1 instead 3 stopping 3 stopping 4 at 3 stopping 9 walked 4 at 5 his 5 his 6 blind 6 blind 7 , 7 , 8 he 9 walked 10 straight 9 walked 11 to 9 walked 13 blind 11 to 12 the 13 blind 18 had 13 blind 19 first 16 's 17 boy 17 boy 18 had 18 had 19 first 19 first 20 made 20 made 21 . of course , there was no one there . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 , 3 , 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 no 6 no 7 one 7 one 8 there 8 there 9 . the hunter looked both glad and disappointed . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 looked 2 hunter 4 both 3 looked 4 both 4 both 5 glad 5 glad 6 and 5 glad 7 disappointed 6 and 7 disappointed 7 disappointed 8 . but the same thing happened as on the night before . 1 but 2 the 2 the 4 thing 3 same 4 thing 4 thing 5 happened 5 happened 6 as 5 happened 9 night 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 night 9 night 10 before 10 before 11 . just as those [ducks] were almost near enough , a gun went " bang , bang , " and away went the [ducks] . 1 just 3 those 1 just 8 enough 2 as 3 those 5 were 6 almost 6 almost 7 near 7 near 8 enough 8 enough 11 gun 9 , 10 a 10 a 11 gun 11 gun 15 , 12 went 13 " 12 went 14 bang 14 bang 15 , 15 , 19 and 16 bang 17 , 17 , 18 " 17 , 19 and 19 and 21 went 20 away 21 went 21 went 22 the 22 the 24 . they didn't come back again , and once more a disappointed hunter went home without any . 1 they 3 come 1 they 13 went 2 didn't 3 come 3 come 4 back 4 back 5 again 5 again 7 and 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 more 8 once 9 more 9 more 12 hunter 10 a 11 disappointed 11 disappointed 12 hunter 13 went 14 home 13 went 17 . 14 home 15 without 14 home 17 . 15 without 16 any 15 without 17 . the next afternoon he was on hand very early . 1 the 2 next 1 the 3 afternoon 3 afternoon 5 was 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 on 6 on 7 hand 7 hand 9 early 8 very 9 early 9 early 10 . he was there before [farmer] [brown] 's boy arrived , and when he did come , of course the hunter saw him . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 before 2 was 3 there 4 before 11 and 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 9 arrived 9 arrived 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 18 course 12 when 13 he 13 he 14 did 13 he 15 come 15 come 16 , 15 come 17 of 17 of 18 course 18 course 20 hunter 19 the 20 hunter 20 hunter 21 saw 21 saw 23 . 22 him 23 . he walked down to where [farmer] [brown] 's boy was hiding in the rushes . 1 he 2 walked 1 he 5 where 2 walked 3 down 3 down 4 to 5 where 11 hiding 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 was 9 boy 11 hiding 11 hiding 14 rushes 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 rushes 14 rushes 15 . " hello ! " said he . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " are you the one who was shooting here last night and the night before ? " 1 " 2 are 1 " 3 you 3 you 8 shooting 4 the 5 one 5 one 6 who 6 who 7 was 7 was 8 shooting 8 shooting 11 night 9 here 10 last 10 last 11 night 11 night 12 and 12 and 13 the 13 the 14 night 14 night 15 before 15 before 16 ? 16 ? 17 " farmer [brown] 's boy grinned . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 grinned 5 grinned 6 . " yes , " said he . 1 " 2 yes 2 yes 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " what luck did you have ? " asked the hunter . 1 " 3 luck 2 what 3 luck 3 luck 5 you 4 did 5 you 5 you 6 have 6 have 9 asked 7 ? 8 " 8 " 9 asked 9 asked 12 . 10 the 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 . " fine , " replied [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 " 2 fine 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 3 , 5 replied 5 replied 8 's 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 . " how many [ducks] did you get ? " asked the hunter . 1 " 2 how 1 " 5 did 2 how 3 many 5 did 6 you 6 you 7 get 6 you 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 asked 10 asked 11 the 11 the 12 hunter 11 the 13 . farmer [brown] 's boy grinned more broadly than before . 1 farmer 3 's 3 's 4 boy 4 boy 5 grinned 4 boy 6 more 5 grinned 6 more 6 more 9 before 7 broadly 8 than 8 than 9 before 9 before 10 . " none , " said he . 1 " 2 none 2 none 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 . " [i] guess [i] 'm not a very good shot . " 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 5 'm 5 'm 6 not 5 'm 8 very 6 not 7 a 8 very 9 good 8 very 11 . 9 good 10 shot 11 . 12 " " then what did you mean by saying you had fine luck ? " demanded the hunter . 1 " 2 then 1 " 3 what 1 " 5 you 3 what 4 did 5 you 6 mean 5 you 8 saying 6 mean 7 by 8 saying 12 luck 9 you 10 had 10 had 11 fine 11 fine 12 luck 12 luck 13 ? 13 ? 14 " 13 ? 15 demanded 15 demanded 18 . 16 the 17 hunter 17 hunter 18 . the hunter lost patience . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 lost 3 lost 4 patience 4 patience 5 . he tried to order [farmer] [brown] 's boy away . 1 he 2 tried 2 tried 3 to 3 to 4 order 4 order 7 's 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 9 away 9 away 10 . but the latter said he had as much right there as the hunter [had] , and the hunter knew that this was so . 1 but 3 latter 1 but 10 there 2 the 3 latter 3 latter 9 right 4 said 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 8 much 7 as 8 much 8 much 9 right 9 right 10 there 10 there 13 hunter 11 as 12 the 12 the 13 hunter 13 hunter 15 , 13 hunter 19 knew 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 the 17 the 18 hunter 19 knew 20 that 19 knew 24 . 21 this 22 was 22 was 23 so 23 so 24 . finally he gave up , and muttering angrily , he went back to his blind . 1 finally 8 angrily 2 he 3 gave 3 gave 8 angrily 4 up 6 and 4 up 7 muttering 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 muttering 7 muttering 8 angrily 8 angrily 11 went 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 went 11 went 13 to 12 back 13 to 13 to 15 blind 14 his 15 blind 15 blind 16 . again the gun of [farmer] [brown] 's boy frightened away the [ducks] just as they were coming in . 1 again 4 of 2 the 3 gun 3 gun 4 of 4 of 9 frightened 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 9 frightened 9 frightened 10 away 10 away 11 the 11 the 13 just 13 just 16 were 14 as 15 they 15 they 16 were 16 were 19 . 17 coming 18 in 17 coming 19 . the next afternoon there was no hunter nor the next , though [farmer] [brown] 's boy was there . 1 the 6 no 2 next 3 afternoon 3 afternoon 4 there 3 afternoon 6 no 4 there 5 was 6 no 10 next 7 hunter 8 nor 8 nor 9 the 8 nor 10 next 9 the 10 next 10 next 12 though 11 , 12 though 12 though 16 boy 15 's 16 boy 16 boy 19 . 17 was 18 there 18 there 19 . the hunter had decided that it was a waste of time to hunt there while [farmer] [brown] 's boy was about . 1 the 2 hunter 1 the 4 decided 2 hunter 3 had 4 decided 11 time 5 that 7 was 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 waste 9 waste 10 of 10 of 11 time 11 time 19 boy 12 to 13 hunt 13 hunt 14 there 14 there 15 while 15 while 18 's 18 's 19 boy 19 boy 22 . 20 was 21 about 21 about 22 . [chapter] [xxviii] [:] [blacky] [has] [a] [talk] [with] [dusky] [the] [black] [duck] doubt not a friend , but to the last [grip] hard on faith and hold it fast . 1 doubt 3 a 1 doubt 5 , 2 not 3 a 3 a 4 friend 4 friend 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 to 7 to 15 hold 8 the 9 last 9 last 13 faith 9 last 15 hold 11 hard 12 on 11 hard 13 faith 13 faith 14 and 14 and 15 hold 15 hold 16 it 16 it 17 fast 17 fast 18 . blacky the [crow] . 1 blacky 2 the 2 the 4 . every morning [blacky] the [crow] visited the rushes along the shore of the [big] [river] , hoping to find [dusky] the [black] [duck] . 1 every 2 morning 1 every 6 visited 2 morning 4 the 6 visited 8 rushes 7 the 8 rushes 8 rushes 9 along 9 along 10 the 9 along 11 shore 10 the 11 shore 11 shore 12 of 11 shore 19 find 12 of 13 the 16 , 17 hoping 17 hoping 18 to 18 to 19 find 19 find 21 the 21 the 24 . he was anxious , was [blacky] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 anxious 3 anxious 4 , 4 , 5 was 5 was 7 . he feared that [dusky] or some of his flock had been killed , and he wanted to know . 1 he 10 had 2 feared 3 that 3 that 5 or 5 or 6 some 6 some 7 of 7 of 8 his 8 his 9 flock 9 flock 10 had 10 had 11 been 11 been 13 , 12 killed 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 he 14 and 16 wanted 15 he 16 wanted 16 wanted 18 know 17 to 18 know 18 know 19 . you see , he knew that [farmer] [brown] 's boy had been shooting over there . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 6 that 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 knew 5 knew 6 that 6 that 13 shooting 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 11 had 11 had 12 been 12 been 13 shooting 13 shooting 16 . 14 over 15 there 15 there 16 . at last , early one morning , he found [dusky] and his flock in the rushes and wild rice . 1 at 2 last 1 at 12 his 2 last 8 he 3 , 4 early 4 early 6 morning 5 one 6 morning 6 morning 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 found 9 found 11 and 12 his 13 flock 13 flock 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 rushes 15 the 20 . 16 rushes 19 rice 17 and 18 wild 18 wild 19 rice eagerly he counted them . 1 eagerly 2 he 2 he 3 counted 3 counted 4 them 4 them 5 . there were nine . 1 there 2 were 2 were 3 nine 3 nine 4 . not one was missing . 1 not 2 one 2 one 3 was 3 was 4 missing 4 missing 5 . blacky sighed with relief and dropped down on the shore close to where [dusky] was taking a nap . 1 blacky 2 sighed 2 sighed 3 with 2 sighed 4 relief 2 sighed 11 close 4 relief 5 and 6 dropped 7 down 7 down 8 on 7 down 11 close 9 the 10 shore 9 the 11 close 11 close 12 to 12 to 13 where 13 where 17 a 15 was 16 taking 15 was 17 a 17 a 18 nap 18 nap 19 . " hello ! " said [blacky] . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 . dusky awoke with a start . 1 dusky 2 awoke 2 awoke 3 with 3 with 4 a 4 a 5 start 5 start 6 . " hello , yourself , " said he . 1 " 2 hello 1 " 4 yourself 2 hello 3 , 4 yourself 5 , 5 , 7 said 6 " 7 said 7 said 8 he 8 he 9 . " we haven't lost a feather , " declared [dusky] . 1 " 4 lost 2 we 3 haven't 2 we 4 lost 4 lost 6 feather 5 a 6 feather 6 feather 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 declared 9 declared 11 . " that gun wasn't fired at us , anyway . " 1 " 2 that 1 " 3 gun 3 gun 5 fired 4 wasn't 5 fired 5 fired 7 us 6 at 7 us 7 us 8 , 8 , 9 anyway 8 , 11 " 9 anyway 10 . " then who was it fired at ? " demanded [blacky] . 1 " 2 then 1 " 3 who 3 who 4 was 3 who 8 ? 4 was 6 fired 5 it 6 fired 6 fired 7 at 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 demanded 10 demanded 12 . " [i] haven't the least idea , " replied [dusky] . 1 " 5 least 3 haven't 4 the 4 the 5 least 5 least 6 idea 6 idea 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 replied 9 replied 11 . " have you seen any other [ducks] about here ? " inquired [blacky] . 1 " 2 have 1 " 3 you 1 " 5 any 3 you 4 seen 5 any 6 other 5 any 8 about 8 about 9 here 8 about 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 10 ? 12 inquired 12 inquired 14 . " not one , " was [dusky] 's prompt reply . 1 " 11 . 2 not 3 one 3 one 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 11 . 6 was 10 reply 8 's 9 prompt 9 prompt 10 reply 10 reply 11 . " if there had been any , [i] guess we would have known it . " 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 there 2 if 4 had 4 had 6 any 5 been 6 any 6 any 9 guess 7 , 9 guess 9 guess 15 . 10 we 11 would 11 would 12 have 12 have 13 known 13 known 14 it 13 known 15 . 15 . 16 " " did you know that when that terrible gun was fired there was another terrible gun right over behind those bushes ? " asked [blacky] . 1 " 4 know 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 know 4 know 12 there 5 that 9 gun 6 when 8 terrible 7 that 8 terrible 8 terrible 9 gun 9 gun 11 fired 10 was 11 fired 11 fired 12 there 12 there 18 over 13 was 14 another 14 another 15 terrible 14 another 16 gun 16 gun 17 right 17 right 18 over 18 over 22 ? 19 behind 20 those 20 those 21 bushes 20 those 22 ? 22 ? 23 " 23 " 24 asked 24 asked 26 . dusky shook his head . 1 dusky 2 shook 2 shook 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . we didn't want to take any chances . " 1 we 2 didn't 1 we 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 take 5 take 6 any 6 any 7 chances 7 chances 8 . 8 . 9 " " it is a lucky thing you did , " replied [blacky] . 1 " 6 thing 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 lucky 5 lucky 6 thing 6 thing 9 , 7 you 8 did 8 did 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 replied 11 replied 13 . " there was a hunter hiding behind those bushes all the time . 1 " 2 there 2 there 6 hiding 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 hunter 4 a 6 hiding 6 hiding 8 those 7 behind 8 those 8 those 9 bushes 9 bushes 11 the 10 all 11 the 11 the 12 time 12 time 13 . i warned you of him once . " 1 i 2 warned 2 warned 3 you 2 warned 6 once 4 of 5 him 4 of 6 once 6 once 7 . 7 . 8 " " that reminds me that [i] haven't thanked you , " said [dusky] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 reminds 3 reminds 4 me 4 me 5 that 5 that 7 haven't 7 haven't 8 thanked 8 thanked 9 you 9 you 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 . " [i] knew there was something wrong over here , but [i] didn't know what . 1 " 4 there 3 knew 4 there 4 there 10 , 5 was 6 something 5 was 7 wrong 7 wrong 8 over 7 wrong 10 , 8 over 9 here 10 , 11 but 11 but 13 didn't 13 didn't 14 know 13 didn't 15 what 15 what 16 . so it was a hunter . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 . i guess it is a good thing that [i] heeded your warn-ing . " 1 i 2 guess 1 i 5 a 2 guess 3 it 3 it 4 is 5 a 6 good 6 good 7 thing 6 good 10 heeded 7 thing 8 that 10 heeded 11 your 11 your 12 warn-ing 12 warn-ing 13 . 13 . 14 " " [i] guess it is , " retorted [blacky] dryly . 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 , 6 , 8 retorted 7 " 8 retorted 8 retorted 10 dryly 10 dryly 11 . " do you come here in daytime instead of night now ? " 1 " 2 do 1 " 4 come 3 you 4 come 4 come 5 here 5 here 6 in 6 in 7 daytime 7 daytime 8 instead 7 daytime 10 night 8 instead 9 of 9 of 10 night 10 night 11 now 11 now 13 " 12 ? 13 " " no , " replied [dusky] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 . " we come in after dark and spend the night here . 1 " 2 we 1 " 6 dark 2 we 3 come 3 come 4 in 4 in 5 after 6 dark 7 and 6 dark 10 night 7 and 8 spend 9 the 10 night 10 night 11 here 11 here 12 . there is nothing to fear from hunters after dark . 1 there 2 is 1 there 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 to 3 nothing 5 fear 5 fear 6 from 5 fear 9 dark 6 from 7 hunters 8 after 9 dark 9 dark 10 . we 've given up coming here until late in the evening . 1 we 2 've 2 've 3 given 2 've 4 up 4 up 5 coming 5 coming 6 here 5 coming 9 in 6 here 7 until 7 until 8 late 9 in 10 the 10 the 11 evening 11 evening 12 . and since we did that , we haven't heard a gun . " 1 and 2 since 2 since 3 we 2 since 4 did 4 did 8 haven't 5 that 6 , 5 that 7 we 7 we 8 haven't 8 haven't 9 heard 9 heard 10 a 10 a 11 gun 10 a 12 . 12 . 13 " blacky gossiped a while longer , then flew off to look for his breakfast [;] and as he flew his heart was light . 1 blacky 7 then 2 gossiped 3 a 3 a 4 while 4 while 5 longer 4 while 7 then 5 longer 6 , 7 then 8 flew 8 flew 9 off 9 off 10 to 9 off 14 breakfast 10 to 11 look 11 look 12 for 12 for 13 his 14 breakfast 16 and 16 and 18 he 17 as 18 he 18 he 19 flew 18 he 24 . 20 his 21 heart 20 his 24 . 21 heart 22 was 22 was 23 light his shrewd little eyes twinkled . 1 his 2 shrewd 2 shrewd 4 eyes 3 little 4 eyes 4 eyes 5 twinkled 5 twinkled 6 . " [i] ought to have known [farmer] [brown] 's boy better than even to suspect him , " thought he . 1 " 3 ought 1 " 11 better 3 ought 4 to 3 ought 5 have 5 have 6 known 9 's 10 boy 10 boy 11 better 11 better 13 even 11 better 19 thought 12 than 13 even 13 even 16 him 14 to 15 suspect 15 suspect 16 him 16 him 17 , 17 , 18 " 19 thought 21 . 20 he 21 . " [i] know now why he had that terrible gun . 1 " 3 know 3 know 4 now 4 now 5 why 4 now 9 terrible 5 why 6 he 6 he 7 had 8 that 9 terrible 9 terrible 10 gun 10 gun 11 . it was to frighten those [ducks] away so that the hunter would not have a chance to shoot them . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 away 2 was 3 to 3 to 5 those 4 frighten 5 those 7 away 16 chance 8 so 9 that 9 that 12 would 10 the 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 would 12 would 13 not 13 not 14 have 14 have 15 a 15 a 16 chance 16 chance 18 shoot 17 to 18 shoot 18 shoot 19 them 19 them 20 . he wasn't shooting at anything . 1 he 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 shooting 3 shooting 4 at 4 at 5 anything 5 anything 6 . he just fired in the air to scare those [ducks] away . 1 he 3 fired 2 just 3 fired 3 fired 6 air 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 air 6 air 8 scare 7 to 8 scare 8 scare 9 those 8 scare 11 away 11 away 12 . i know it just as well as if [i] had seen him do it . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 it 2 know 8 if 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 well 5 as 7 as 7 as 8 if 8 if 10 had 10 had 11 seen 10 had 13 do 11 seen 12 him 13 do 15 . 14 it 15 . i 'll never doubt [farmer] [brown] 's boy again . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 never 3 never 4 doubt 4 doubt 8 boy 7 's 8 boy 8 boy 10 . 9 again 10 . and [i] 'm glad [i] didn't say a word to anybody about seeing him with a terrible gun . " 1 and 3 'm 3 'm 6 didn't 4 glad 6 didn't 6 didn't 7 say 6 didn't 11 anybody 7 say 8 a 7 say 10 to 9 word 10 to 11 anybody 12 about 12 about 13 seeing 13 seeing 17 terrible 14 him 15 with 15 with 17 terrible 16 a 17 terrible 17 terrible 18 gun 18 gun 19 . 19 . 20 " blacky was right . 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 3 right 3 right 4 . while appearing to be an enemy , he really had been a friend of [dusky] the [black] [duck] and his flock . 1 while 2 appearing 1 while 6 enemy 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 an 4 be 6 enemy 6 enemy 8 he 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 really 9 really 11 been 9 really 12 a 10 had 11 been 12 a 13 friend 12 a 21 flock 13 friend 14 of 14 of 16 the 19 and 20 his 20 his 21 flock 21 flock 22 . [chapter] [xxix] [:] [blacky] [discovers] [an] [egg] blacky is fond of eggs , as you know . 1 blacky 2 is 2 is 3 fond 3 fond 4 of 3 fond 5 eggs 5 eggs 8 you 6 , 7 as 7 as 8 you 8 you 9 know 9 know 10 . in this he is a great deal like other people , [farmer] [brown] 's boy for instance . 1 in 2 this 1 in 6 great 2 this 4 is 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 a 6 great 9 other 7 deal 8 like 8 like 9 other 9 other 10 people 10 people 11 , 10 people 15 boy 14 's 15 boy 15 boy 18 . 16 for 17 instance 17 instance 18 . but as [blacky] cannot keep hens , as [farmer] [brown] 's boy does , he is obliged to steal eggs or else go without . 1 but 8 as 2 as 4 cannot 4 cannot 5 keep 5 keep 6 hens 6 hens 7 , 7 , 8 as 8 as 17 obliged 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 13 does 13 does 15 he 14 , 15 he 15 he 16 is 16 is 17 obliged 17 obliged 25 . 18 to 19 steal 19 steal 20 eggs 20 eggs 22 else 21 or 22 else 22 else 23 go 23 go 24 without 23 go 25 . he quite overlooks the fact that [farmer] [brown] 's boy feeds the biddies and takes the eggs as pay . 1 he 3 overlooks 1 he 11 feeds 2 quite 3 overlooks 3 overlooks 4 the 3 overlooks 5 fact 5 fact 9 's 5 fact 10 boy 6 that 9 's 11 feeds 12 the 11 feeds 13 biddies 13 biddies 14 and 13 biddies 20 . 14 and 15 takes 16 the 17 eggs 17 eggs 18 as 17 eggs 20 . 18 as 19 pay anyway , that is what [farmer] [brown] 's boy says , but [i] do not know whether or not the biddies understand it that way . 1 anyway 4 is 2 , 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 what 5 what 10 says 5 what 14 do 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 says 10 says 11 , 11 , 12 but 14 do 16 know 14 do 22 understand 15 not 16 know 16 know 17 whether 17 whether 18 or 17 whether 19 not 17 whether 21 biddies 19 not 21 biddies 20 the 21 biddies 22 understand 23 it 22 understand 26 . 24 that 25 way 25 way 26 . so [blacky] the [crow] cannot see why he should not help himself to an egg when he gets the chance . 1 so 7 why 1 so 14 an 3 the 5 cannot 5 cannot 7 why 6 see 7 why 8 he 9 should 9 should 10 not 10 not 13 to 10 not 14 an 11 help 12 himself 12 himself 13 to 14 an 15 egg 15 egg 16 when 15 egg 18 gets 17 he 18 gets 18 gets 21 . 19 the 20 chance 20 chance 21 . the eggs he does get are mostly those of his neighbors in the [green] [forest] and the [old] [orchard] . 1 the 2 eggs 1 the 7 mostly 2 eggs 3 he 3 he 4 does 3 he 5 get 5 get 6 are 5 get 7 mostly 7 mostly 8 those 7 mostly 11 neighbors 8 those 9 of 9 of 10 his 11 neighbors 12 in 11 neighbors 16 and 12 in 13 the 16 and 17 the 17 the 20 . blacky knows quite as well as any one what a gun looks like . 1 blacky 2 knows 1 blacky 3 quite 3 quite 5 well 4 as 5 well 5 well 6 as 6 as 9 what 7 any 8 one 7 any 9 what 9 what 11 gun 10 a 11 gun 11 gun 12 looks 12 looks 14 . 13 like 14 . he also knows that without a terrible gun , there is little [farmer] [brown] or any one else can do to him . 1 he 3 knows 2 also 3 knows 3 knows 6 a 4 that 5 without 5 without 6 a 6 a 8 gun 7 terrible 8 gun 8 gun 9 , 8 gun 18 else 9 , 10 there 10 there 11 is 10 there 12 little 15 or 16 any 16 any 17 one 16 any 18 else 18 else 21 to 19 can 20 do 20 do 21 to 21 to 22 him 22 him 23 . but [blacky] doesn't do anything of this kind around the buildings of [farmer] [brown] . 1 but 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 4 do 3 doesn't 8 kind 4 do 7 this 5 anything 6 of 6 of 7 this 8 kind 11 buildings 9 around 10 the 10 the 11 buildings 11 buildings 12 of 12 of 15 . though he has suspected that [farmer] [brown] 's boy would not now try to harm him , [blacky] is naturally cautious and takes no chances . 1 though 3 has 1 though 9 boy 2 he 3 has 3 has 4 suspected 4 suspected 5 that 5 that 8 's 9 boy 13 try 10 would 12 now 10 would 13 try 11 not 12 now 13 try 14 to 14 to 15 harm 14 to 16 him 16 him 17 , 17 , 22 and 19 is 20 naturally 20 naturally 21 cautious 21 cautious 22 and 22 and 25 chances 23 takes 24 no 23 takes 25 chances 25 chances 26 . first he sits in a tall tree from which he can watch [farmer] [brown] 's home . 1 first 5 a 1 first 10 he 2 he 3 sits 3 sits 4 in 3 sits 5 a 5 a 7 tree 6 tall 7 tree 7 tree 9 which 8 from 9 which 10 he 12 watch 11 can 12 watch 12 watch 16 home 15 's 16 home 16 home 17 . it was on one of these silent visits that [blacky] spied something which he couldn't forget . 1 it 2 was 2 was 7 silent 3 on 4 one 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 these 6 these 7 silent 7 silent 8 visits 8 visits 9 that 8 visits 11 spied 11 spied 14 he 11 spied 15 couldn't 12 something 13 which 13 which 14 he 14 he 15 couldn't 15 couldn't 17 . 16 forget 17 . it was a box just inside the henhouse door . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 just 3 a 4 box 4 box 5 just 5 just 6 inside 5 just 8 henhouse 6 inside 7 the 7 the 8 henhouse 8 henhouse 9 door 9 door 10 . in the box was some hay and in that hay he was sure [that] he had seen an egg . 1 in 2 the 1 in 13 sure 2 the 6 hay 3 box 4 was 3 box 5 some 4 was 5 some 5 some 6 hay 6 hay 7 and 6 hay 10 hay 8 in 9 that 9 that 10 hay 10 hay 12 was 11 he 12 was 13 sure 17 seen 15 he 16 had 15 he 17 seen 17 seen 19 egg 18 an 19 egg 19 egg 20 . in fact , he was sure that he saw two eggs there . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 2 fact 7 that 5 was 6 sure 6 sure 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 saw 8 he 10 two 9 saw 10 two 10 two 11 eggs 11 eggs 13 . 12 there 13 . he [might] not have noticed them but for the fact that a hen had jumped down from that box , making a terrible fuss . 1 he 3 not 3 not 4 have 4 have 10 fact 5 noticed 6 them 5 noticed 8 for 6 them 7 but 8 for 9 the 9 the 10 fact 10 fact 15 jumped 11 that 12 a 12 a 13 hen 13 hen 14 had 14 had 15 jumped 15 jumped 21 making 16 down 17 from 17 from 18 that 17 from 19 box 19 box 20 , 20 , 21 making 21 making 25 . 22 a 24 fuss 22 a 25 . 23 terrible 24 fuss she didn't seem frightened , but very proud . 1 she 2 didn't 1 she 4 frightened 2 didn't 3 seem 4 frightened 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 very 7 very 8 proud 8 proud 9 . what under the sun she had to be proud about [blacky] couldn't understand , but he didn't stay to find out . 1 what 2 under 1 what 7 to 1 what 8 be 2 under 4 sun 2 under 7 to 3 the 4 sun 4 sun 5 she 5 she 6 had 8 be 12 couldn't 8 be 22 . 9 proud 10 about 9 proud 12 couldn't 12 couldn't 13 understand 13 understand 14 , 14 , 15 but 16 he 17 didn't 17 didn't 22 . 18 stay 20 find 18 stay 22 . 19 to 20 find 20 find 21 out the noise she was making made him nervous . 1 the 2 noise 2 noise 3 she 3 she 6 made 4 was 5 making 5 making 6 made 6 made 7 him 7 him 8 nervous 8 nervous 9 . he was afraid that it would bring some one to find out what was going on . 1 he 6 would 2 was 3 afraid 3 afraid 4 that 4 that 5 it 5 it 6 would 6 would 7 bring 7 bring 8 some 7 bring 12 out 8 some 9 one 10 to 11 find 11 find 12 out 12 out 13 what 13 what 15 going 14 was 15 going 15 going 17 . 16 on 17 . so he spread his black wings and flew away as silently as he had come . 1 so 6 wings 2 he 3 spread 3 spread 5 black 4 his 5 black 5 black 6 wings 6 wings 11 silently 7 and 8 flew 8 flew 9 away 9 away 10 as 10 as 11 silently 11 silently 12 as 12 as 13 he 13 he 14 had 13 he 16 . 15 come 16 . as he was flying away he saw those eggs . 1 as 2 he 1 as 4 flying 2 he 3 was 4 flying 5 away 5 away 7 saw 6 he 7 saw 7 saw 8 those 8 those 9 eggs 9 eggs 10 . that one glance was enough . 1 that 2 one 2 one 3 glance 3 glance 4 was 4 was 6 . 5 enough 6 . you know [blacky] 's eyes are very sharp . 1 you 2 know 2 know 5 eyes 4 's 5 eyes 5 eyes 9 . 6 are 7 very 7 very 8 sharp 8 sharp 9 . he saw the hay in the box and the two [eggs] in the hay , and that was enough for him . 1 he 2 saw 1 he 10 two 2 saw 7 box 3 the 4 hay 4 hay 5 in 5 in 6 the 5 in 7 box 7 box 8 and 8 and 9 the 10 two 13 the 10 two 22 . 12 in 13 the 14 hay 15 , 15 , 16 and 15 , 22 . 16 and 17 that 17 that 18 was 17 that 19 enough 19 enough 20 for 20 for 21 him from that instant [blacky] the [crow] began to scheme and plan to get one or both of those eggs . 1 from 2 that 2 that 3 instant 2 that 9 scheme 3 instant 5 the 5 the 7 began 7 began 8 to 9 scheme 17 of 10 and 11 plan 11 plan 12 to 12 to 13 get 13 get 14 one 14 one 15 or 15 or 16 both 16 both 17 of 17 of 18 those 18 those 19 eggs 19 eggs 20 . [chapter] [xxx] [:] [blacky] [screws] [up] [his] [courage] if out of sight , then out of mind . 1 if 2 out 2 out 3 of 3 of 4 sight 4 sight 5 , 5 , 6 then 6 then 10 . 7 out 8 of 7 out 9 mind 9 mind 10 . this is a saying which you often hear . 1 this 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 saying 3 a 5 which 5 which 7 often 6 you 7 often 7 often 9 . 8 hear 9 . it may be true sometimes , but it is very far from true at other times . 1 it 2 may 1 it 6 , 2 may 3 be 2 may 5 sometimes 3 be 4 true 3 be 5 sometimes 6 , 17 . 7 but 8 it 8 it 9 is 9 is 10 very 9 is 15 other 10 very 11 far 10 very 13 true 11 far 12 from 13 true 14 at 15 other 16 times 15 other 17 . take the case of [blacky] . 1 take 2 the 2 the 3 case 3 case 4 of 4 of 6 . then , as he flew away toward the [green] [forest] , those eggs were out of sight , of course . 1 then 7 toward 2 , 3 as 2 , 5 flew 3 as 4 he 5 flew 6 away 5 flew 7 toward 7 toward 18 , 8 the 13 eggs 11 , 12 those 12 those 13 eggs 13 eggs 16 of 14 were 15 out 15 out 16 of 16 of 17 sight 17 sight 18 , 18 , 20 course 19 of 20 course 20 course 21 . but do you think they were out of mind ? 1 but 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 mind 9 mind 10 ? not much ! 1 not 2 much 2 much 3 ! no , indeed ! 1 no 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! in fact , those eggs were very much in [blacky] 's mind . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 4 those 2 fact 3 , 4 those 5 eggs 5 eggs 6 were 6 were 7 very 7 very 8 much 7 very 13 . 8 much 9 in 11 's 12 mind 12 mind 13 . he couldn't think of anything else . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 think 3 think 5 anything 4 of 5 anything 5 anything 6 else 6 else 7 . he flew straight to a certain tall pine-tree in a lonely part of the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 flew 1 he 8 pine-tree 2 flew 3 straight 2 flew 5 a 3 straight 4 to 4 to 5 a 5 a 6 certain 6 certain 7 tall 8 pine-tree 9 in 8 pine-tree 12 part 9 in 10 a 10 a 11 lonely 10 a 12 part 12 part 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 17 . " there is more in one of those eggs than in a whole nestful of [welcome] [robin] 's eggs . 1 " 8 those 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 more 3 is 8 those 4 more 5 in 5 in 6 one 6 one 7 of 8 those 12 a 9 eggs 11 in 9 eggs 12 a 10 than 11 in 12 a 14 nestful 13 whole 14 nestful 14 nestful 15 of 14 nestful 20 . 15 of 19 eggs 18 's 19 eggs it is a very long time since [i] have been lucky enough to taste a hen 's egg , and now is my chance . 1 it 11 lucky 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 long 4 very 7 since 5 long 6 time 6 time 7 since 7 since 10 been 7 since 11 lucky 9 have 10 been 11 lucky 13 to 11 lucky 16 hen 12 enough 13 to 14 taste 15 a 15 a 16 hen 16 hen 19 , 17 's 18 egg 18 egg 19 , 19 , 20 and 20 and 21 now 20 and 24 chance 21 now 22 is 22 is 23 my 24 chance 25 . i don't like having to go inside that henhouse , even though it is barely inside the door . 1 i 2 don't 1 i 6 go 2 don't 3 like 2 don't 4 having 4 having 5 to 6 go 7 inside 6 go 9 henhouse 6 go 12 though 8 that 9 henhouse 9 henhouse 11 even 10 , 11 even 12 though 16 inside 12 though 19 . 13 it 14 is 14 is 15 barely 15 barely 16 inside 16 inside 17 the 16 inside 18 door i 'm suspicious of doors . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 suspicious 3 suspicious 4 of 4 of 5 doors 5 doors 6 . they have a way of closing most unexpectedly . 1 they 2 have 1 they 3 a 3 a 4 way 4 way 5 of 4 way 6 closing 6 closing 9 . 7 most 8 unexpectedly 8 unexpectedly 9 . i might see if [i] cannot get [unc] ' [billy] [possum] to bring one of those eggs out for me . 1 i 2 might 2 might 3 see 2 might 7 get 3 see 4 if 4 if 6 cannot 4 if 7 get 7 get 13 bring 9 ' 12 to 12 to 13 bring 13 bring 15 of 14 one 15 of 15 of 16 those 16 those 17 eggs 17 eggs 21 . 18 out 19 for 19 for 20 me 20 me 21 . but that plan won't do , come to think of it , because [i] can't trust [unc] ' [billy] . 1 but 2 that 1 but 9 think 2 that 3 plan 3 plan 5 do 4 won't 5 do 5 do 6 , 6 , 7 come 7 come 8 to 9 think 13 because 10 of 11 it 11 it 12 , 12 , 13 because 13 because 15 can't 15 can't 16 trust 16 trust 18 ' 18 ' 20 . the old sinner is too fond of eggs himself . 1 the 2 old 1 the 3 sinner 3 sinner 4 is 3 sinner 6 fond 4 is 5 too 6 fond 7 of 7 of 8 eggs 8 eggs 10 . 9 himself 10 . no . 1 no 2 . i 've got to get one of those eggs myself . 1 i 2 've 1 i 5 get 2 've 3 got 2 've 4 to 5 get 7 of 6 one 7 of 7 of 8 those 8 those 9 eggs 9 eggs 10 myself 10 myself 11 . it is the only way [i] can be sure of it . 1 it 2 is 2 is 4 only 3 the 4 only 4 only 5 way 5 way 9 sure 7 can 8 be 8 be 9 sure 9 sure 12 . 10 of 11 it 11 it 12 . " the thing to do is to make sure that [farmer] [brown] 's boy and [farmer] [brown] himself are nowhere about . 1 " 3 thing 2 the 3 thing 3 thing 5 do 4 to 5 do 5 do 8 make 6 is 7 to 7 to 8 make 8 make 10 that 8 make 20 nowhere 9 sure 10 that 13 's 14 boy 14 boy 15 and 15 and 18 himself 18 himself 19 are 19 are 20 nowhere 20 nowhere 21 about 21 about 22 . they ought to be down in the cornfield pretty soon . 1 they 2 ought 2 ought 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 down 4 be 8 cornfield 6 in 7 the 6 in 8 cornfield 8 cornfield 10 soon 9 pretty 10 soon 10 soon 11 . with them down there , [i] have only to watch my chance and slip in . 1 with 2 them 2 them 3 down 3 down 4 there 3 down 9 to 4 there 5 , 7 have 8 only 7 have 9 to 9 to 10 watch 10 watch 12 chance 11 my 12 chance 12 chance 13 and 12 chance 14 slip 14 slip 15 in 15 in 16 . it won't take but a second . 1 it 2 won't 2 won't 3 take 3 take 4 but 4 but 5 a 5 a 6 second 6 second 7 . just a little courage , [blacky] , just a little courage ! 1 just 2 a 2 a 3 little 2 a 4 courage 4 courage 5 , 5 , 9 a 7 , 8 just 8 just 9 a 9 a 12 ! 10 little 11 courage 11 courage 12 ! nothing in this world worth having is gained without some risk . 1 nothing 3 this 2 in 3 this 3 this 6 having 4 world 5 worth 5 worth 6 having 6 having 8 gained 7 is 8 gained 8 gained 11 risk 9 without 10 some 10 some 11 risk 11 risk 12 . the thing to do is to make sure that the risk is as small as possible . " 1 the 2 thing 1 the 4 do 2 thing 3 to 4 do 7 make 5 is 6 to 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 sure 8 sure 9 that 8 sure 14 small 9 that 10 the 10 the 11 risk 12 is 13 as 12 is 14 small 14 small 15 as 15 as 16 possible 16 possible 17 . 17 . 18 " blacky shook out his feathers and then flew out of the tall pine-tree as silently as he had flown into it . 1 blacky 3 out 1 blacky 12 tall 2 shook 3 out 4 his 5 feathers 5 feathers 6 and 5 feathers 12 tall 6 and 7 then 7 then 11 the 8 flew 9 out 9 out 10 of 10 of 11 the 12 tall 17 he 12 tall 22 . 13 pine-tree 15 silently 14 as 15 silently 15 silently 16 as 16 as 17 he 17 he 19 flown 18 had 19 flown 20 into 21 it 21 it 22 . he headed straight toward [farmer] [brown] 's cornfield . 1 he 2 headed 2 headed 3 straight 3 straight 4 toward 4 toward 7 's 7 's 8 cornfield 8 cornfield 9 . he didn't have long to wait . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 4 long 4 long 5 to 5 to 6 wait 6 wait 7 . in fact , he had been there but a few minutes when he spied two people coming down the [long] [lane] toward the cornfield . 1 in 9 a 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 he 4 he 5 had 4 he 6 been 6 been 7 there 6 been 9 a 7 there 8 but 9 a 10 few 9 a 14 spied 11 minutes 12 when 11 minutes 14 spied 12 when 13 he 14 spied 16 people 15 two 16 people 16 people 17 coming 17 coming 18 down 18 down 19 the 18 down 22 toward 22 toward 25 . 23 the 24 cornfield 24 cornfield 25 . he looked at them sharply , and then gave a little sigh of satisfaction . 1 he 2 looked 1 he 5 sharply 2 looked 3 at 3 at 4 them 5 sharply 7 and 5 sharply 9 gave 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 then 9 gave 10 a 10 a 12 sigh 11 little 12 sigh 12 sigh 13 of 12 sigh 14 satisfaction 13 of 14 satisfaction 14 satisfaction 15 . they were [farmer] [brown] [and] [farmer] [brown] 's boy . 1 they 2 were 2 were 10 . 8 's 9 boy 9 boy 10 . presently they reached the cornfield and turned into it . 1 presently 3 reached 1 presently 5 cornfield 2 they 3 reached 4 the 5 cornfield 5 cornfield 7 turned 6 and 7 turned 7 turned 8 into 8 into 9 it 9 it 10 . he didn't fly straight there . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 fly 3 fly 4 straight 4 straight 5 there 5 there 6 . oh , my , no ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 my 3 my 4 , 4 , 5 no 5 no 6 ! blacky is too clever to do anything like that . 1 blacky 2 is 2 is 3 too 2 is 4 clever 3 too 4 clever 4 clever 6 do 5 to 6 do 6 do 8 like 7 anything 8 like 8 like 9 that 9 that 10 . he flew toward the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 flew 2 flew 3 toward 3 toward 4 the 4 the 7 . when he was quite sure [,] he silently flew down into the henyard as he had done many times before . 1 when 5 sure 1 when 7 he 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 quite 4 quite 5 sure 7 he 8 silently 8 silently 10 down 8 silently 13 henyard 9 flew 10 down 11 into 12 the 12 the 13 henyard 13 henyard 14 as 13 henyard 15 he 13 henyard 19 times 15 he 16 had 15 he 17 done 17 done 18 many 18 many 19 times 19 times 20 before 19 times 21 . at last he could see the box with the hay in it . 1 at 2 last 1 at 6 the 2 last 3 he 2 last 5 see 3 he 4 could 5 see 6 the 6 the 7 box 7 box 8 with 8 with 9 the 9 the 10 hay 10 hay 11 in 11 in 12 it 12 it 13 . he walked right up to the open door and peered inside . 1 he 2 walked 1 he 4 up 2 walked 3 right 4 up 6 the 4 up 7 open 5 to 6 the 7 open 12 . 8 door 10 peered 8 door 12 . 9 and 10 peered 10 peered 11 inside 10 peered 12 . 11 inside 12 . there was nothing to be afraid of that he could see . 1 there 5 be 2 was 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 afraid 6 afraid 7 of 7 of 8 that 8 that 10 could 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 see 11 see 12 . still he hesitated . 1 still 2 he 2 he 3 hesitated 3 hesitated 4 . blacky closed his eyes for just a second , and when he did that he seemed to see himself eating [one] of those eggs . 1 blacky 9 , 1 blacky 22 of 1 blacky 25 . 2 closed 3 his 3 his 4 eyes 3 his 8 second 4 eyes 5 for 6 just 7 a 6 just 8 second 8 second 9 , 10 and 11 when 11 when 12 he 12 he 13 did 12 he 16 seemed 13 did 14 that 15 he 16 seemed 16 seemed 18 see 16 seemed 20 eating 17 to 18 see 18 see 20 eating 19 himself 20 eating 20 eating 22 of 23 those 24 eggs 24 eggs 25 . " what are you afraid of ? " he muttered to himself as he opened his eyes . 1 " 3 are 2 what 3 are 3 are 4 you 3 are 7 ? 4 you 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 of 7 ? 8 " 8 " 10 muttered 9 he 10 muttered 10 muttered 11 to 11 to 12 himself 12 himself 17 eyes 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 opened 15 opened 16 his 16 his 17 eyes 17 eyes 18 . then with a hurried look in [all] directions , he flew up to the edge of the box . 1 then 6 in 1 then 8 directions 2 with 3 a 3 a 4 hurried 3 a 5 look 5 look 6 in 8 directions 12 up 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 flew 11 flew 12 up 12 up 16 of 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 edge 15 edge 16 of 16 of 17 the 17 the 19 . 18 box 19 . there lay the two eggs ! 1 there 2 lay 2 lay 3 the 3 the 4 two 4 two 5 eggs 5 eggs 6 ! [chapter] [xxxi] [:] [an] [egg] [that] [wouldn't] [behave] if you had an egg and it wouldn't behave [just] what would you do with that egg , may [i] ask ? 1 if 2 you 1 if 6 and 2 you 5 egg 3 had 4 an 4 an 5 egg 6 and 12 would 7 it 8 wouldn't 8 wouldn't 9 behave 8 wouldn't 11 what 11 what 12 would 12 would 14 do 13 you 14 do 14 do 18 , 15 with 16 that 16 that 17 egg 17 egg 18 , 18 , 19 may 19 may 21 ask 21 ask 22 ? to make an egg do what it don't want to do [strikes] me like a difficult sort of a task . 1 to 2 make 1 to 15 a 2 make 8 don't 3 an 4 egg 4 egg 5 do 5 do 7 it 6 what 7 it 7 it 8 don't 8 don't 11 do 9 want 10 to 10 to 11 do 11 do 13 me 13 me 14 like 15 a 21 . 16 difficult 17 sort 17 sort 18 of 18 of 19 a 19 a 20 task 20 task 21 . all of which is pure nonsense . 1 all 2 of 2 of 3 which 3 which 5 pure 4 is 5 pure 5 pure 6 nonsense 6 nonsense 7 . of course . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 . who ever heard of an egg either behaving or misbehaving ? 1 who 2 ever 1 who 5 an 2 ever 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 5 an 6 egg 6 egg 7 either 6 egg 8 behaving 8 behaving 9 or 9 or 10 misbehaving 10 misbehaving 11 ? nobody . 1 nobody 2 . that is , nobody that [i] know , unless it be [blacky] . 1 that 2 is 1 that 4 nobody 2 is 3 , 4 nobody 5 that 5 that 7 know 7 know 8 , 8 , 9 unless 9 unless 11 be 9 unless 13 . 10 it 11 be it is best not to mention eggs in [blacky] 's presence these days . 1 it 2 is 1 it 3 best 3 best 6 mention 4 not 5 to 5 to 6 mention 6 mention 7 eggs 7 eggs 8 in 7 eggs 11 presence 10 's 11 presence 11 presence 13 days 12 these 13 days 13 days 14 . they are a forbidden topic when he is about . 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 a 3 a 4 forbidden 4 forbidden 5 topic 5 topic 6 when 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 is 8 is 9 about 9 about 10 . blacky is apt to be a [little] resentful at the mere mention of an egg . 1 blacky 2 is 1 blacky 6 a 3 apt 4 to 3 apt 5 be 5 be 6 a 6 a 11 mere 8 resentful 9 at 8 resentful 11 mere 9 at 10 the 11 mere 12 mention 12 mention 14 an 13 of 14 an 14 an 16 . 15 egg 16 . i don't know as [i] wholly blame him . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 2 don't 6 wholly 3 know 4 as 6 wholly 7 blame 6 wholly 8 him 8 him 9 . well , that is the way it is with [blacky] the [crow] . 1 well 2 , 2 , 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 the 5 the 6 way 6 way 7 it 6 way 9 with 7 it 8 is 9 with 11 the 11 the 13 . if any one had told [blacky] that he didn't know all there is to know about eggs , he would have laughed at the idea . 1 if 9 didn't 1 if 14 to 2 any 7 that 3 one 4 had 4 had 5 told 5 told 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 didn't 9 didn't 10 know 10 know 11 all 10 know 13 is 12 there 13 is 14 to 24 the 15 know 18 , 15 know 24 the 16 about 17 eggs 17 eggs 18 , 18 , 19 he 19 he 20 would 19 he 22 laughed 20 would 21 have 22 laughed 23 at 24 the 26 . 25 idea 26 . wasn't [he] , [blacky] , hatched from an egg himself ? 1 wasn't 3 , 1 wasn't 6 hatched 5 , 6 hatched 6 hatched 11 ? 7 from 8 an 8 an 9 egg 9 egg 10 himself 10 himself 11 ? and hadn't he , ever since he was big enough , hunted eggs and stolen eggs and eaten eggs ? 1 and 2 hadn't 1 and 6 since 2 hadn't 3 he 3 he 5 ever 4 , 5 ever 6 since 10 enough 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 big 9 big 10 enough 10 enough 15 stolen 11 , 12 hunted 12 hunted 13 eggs 13 eggs 15 stolen 14 and 15 stolen 15 stolen 16 eggs 16 eggs 17 and 16 eggs 18 eaten 17 and 18 eaten 18 eaten 19 eggs 19 eggs 20 ? if he didn't know about eggs , who did ? 1 if 2 he 1 if 3 didn't 3 didn't 5 about 3 didn't 6 eggs 4 know 5 about 6 eggs 7 , 7 , 8 who 8 who 9 did 9 did 10 ? that is the way he would have talked before his visit to [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse . 1 that 2 is 1 that 6 would 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 way 4 way 5 he 6 would 7 have 6 would 9 before 7 have 8 talked 9 before 10 his 10 his 11 visit 11 visit 12 to 11 visit 16 henhouse 15 's 16 henhouse 16 henhouse 17 . it is since then that it has been unwise to mention eggs . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 since 2 is 7 has 3 since 4 then 4 then 5 that 4 then 6 it 7 has 10 to 8 been 9 unwise 8 been 10 to 10 to 11 mention 11 mention 12 eggs 12 eggs 13 . when [blacky] saw the two eggs in the nest in [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse how [blacky] did wish that he could take both . 1 when 3 saw 3 saw 7 in 3 saw 15 how 4 the 5 two 5 two 6 eggs 6 eggs 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 nest 9 nest 10 in 13 's 14 henhouse 14 henhouse 15 how 15 how 19 that 17 did 18 wish 18 wish 19 that 19 that 21 could 20 he 21 could 21 could 22 take 22 take 24 . 23 both 24 . but he couldn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 . one would be all that he could manage . 1 one 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 all 4 all 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 could 7 could 8 manage 8 manage 9 . he must take his choice and go away while the going was good . 1 he 2 must 2 must 3 take 2 must 5 choice 3 take 4 his 5 choice 7 go 5 choice 11 going 6 and 7 go 7 go 8 away 8 away 9 while 9 while 10 the 11 going 12 was 12 was 13 good 13 good 14 . which should he take ? 1 which 2 should 2 should 3 he 3 he 4 take 4 take 5 ? it often happens in this life that things [which] seem to be unimportant , mere trifles in themselves , prove to be just the opposite . 1 it 3 happens 1 it 10 seem 2 often 3 happens 3 happens 4 in 4 in 5 this 5 this 6 life 5 this 8 things 7 that 8 things 10 seem 11 to 11 to 12 be 11 to 18 themselves 12 be 13 unimportant 13 unimportant 15 mere 14 , 15 mere 15 mere 16 trifles 16 trifles 17 in 18 themselves 19 , 18 themselves 26 . 19 , 20 prove 21 to 22 be 21 to 23 just 23 just 24 the 23 just 26 . 24 the 25 opposite as a matter of fact , it made all the difference in the world . 1 as 2 a 1 as 3 matter 3 matter 6 , 4 of 5 fact 5 fact 6 , 6 , 8 made 7 it 8 made 8 made 11 difference 9 all 10 the 10 the 11 difference 11 difference 12 in 11 difference 14 world 12 in 13 the 14 world 15 . one was brown and very good to look at . 1 one 2 was 2 was 3 brown 3 brown 4 and 4 and 5 very 4 and 6 good 6 good 8 look 7 to 8 look 8 look 9 at 9 at 10 . the other , the larger of the two , was white and also very good to look at . 1 the 6 of 2 other 3 , 2 other 6 of 3 , 4 the 4 the 5 larger 6 of 7 the 6 of 11 white 7 the 8 two 8 two 10 was 9 , 10 was 11 white 13 also 11 white 19 . 12 and 13 also 13 also 14 very 14 very 15 good 15 good 16 to 15 good 19 . 16 to 17 look 16 to 19 . 17 look 18 at in fact , [blacky] thought it the better of the two to look at , for it was very smooth and shiny . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 14 at 3 , 5 thought 5 thought 6 it 5 thought 8 better 7 the 8 better 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 two 11 two 12 to 12 to 13 look 13 look 14 at 14 at 20 smooth 15 , 16 for 15 , 19 very 16 for 17 it 17 it 18 was 19 very 20 smooth 20 smooth 22 shiny 21 and 22 shiny 22 shiny 23 . so , partly on this account , and partly because it was the largest , [blacky] chose the white egg . 1 so 2 , 1 so 10 because 3 partly 6 account 4 on 5 this 5 this 6 account 6 account 7 , 6 account 10 because 7 , 8 and 7 , 9 partly 10 because 17 chose 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 the 13 the 14 largest 14 largest 15 , 15 , 17 chose 17 chose 19 white 18 the 19 white 19 white 21 . 20 egg 21 . he [fluttered] to the ground just outside the door , and there he got a better grip . 1 he 6 just 3 to 4 the 4 the 5 ground 5 ground 6 just 6 just 10 , 7 outside 8 the 8 the 9 door 9 door 10 , 10 , 14 got 11 and 13 he 12 there 13 he 13 he 14 got 14 got 15 a 15 a 16 better 15 a 17 grip 16 better 17 grip 17 grip 18 . never had [blacky] felt more like cawing at the top of his lungs . 1 never 2 had 1 never 5 more 2 had 4 felt 5 more 6 like 5 more 8 at 6 like 7 cawing 8 at 9 the 8 at 10 top 9 the 10 top 10 top 11 of 11 of 13 lungs 11 of 14 . 12 his 13 lungs you see , he felt that he had been very smart , and [i] suspect that he also felt that he had been very brave . 1 you 8 had 1 you 22 had 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 felt 4 he 8 had 5 felt 7 he 6 that 7 he 8 had 9 been 9 been 16 that 10 very 12 , 10 very 16 that 11 smart 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 suspect 16 that 17 he 17 he 18 also 18 also 19 felt 19 felt 20 that 20 that 21 he 22 had 23 been 22 had 24 very 24 very 25 brave 25 brave 26 . he would have liked to boast a little . 1 he 2 would 2 would 4 liked 3 have 4 liked 4 liked 6 boast 5 to 6 boast 6 boast 7 a 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 . but he didn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . he wisely held his tongue . 1 he 2 wisely 2 wisely 3 held 3 held 4 his 4 his 5 tongue 5 tongue 6 . it would be time enough [to] do his boasting after he had reached a place of safety and had eaten that egg . 1 it 2 would 1 it 7 do 2 would 5 enough 3 be 4 time 4 time 5 enough 7 do 10 after 7 do 12 had 8 his 9 boasting 9 boasting 10 after 11 he 12 had 12 had 14 a 13 reached 14 a 14 a 15 place 15 place 17 safety 16 of 17 safety 17 safety 22 egg 18 and 19 had 18 and 20 eaten 20 eaten 21 that 21 that 22 egg 22 egg 23 . he was halfway across the [old] [orchard] when he felt that egg beginning to slip . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 halfway 3 halfway 4 across 3 halfway 10 felt 4 across 5 the 8 when 9 he 9 he 10 felt 10 felt 12 egg 10 felt 13 beginning 11 that 12 egg 12 egg 13 beginning 13 beginning 14 to 14 to 15 slip 14 to 16 . now at best it isn't easy to carry an egg without breaking it . 1 now 3 best 1 now 5 isn't 2 at 3 best 4 it 5 isn't 5 isn't 7 to 6 easy 7 to 7 to 10 egg 8 carry 9 an 9 an 10 egg 10 egg 12 breaking 11 without 12 breaking 12 breaking 13 it 12 breaking 14 . you know how very careful you have to be . 1 you 2 know 1 you 4 very 2 know 3 how 4 very 6 you 5 careful 6 you 6 you 7 have 7 have 8 to 8 to 9 be 9 be 10 . just imagine how [blacky] felt when that egg began to slip . 1 just 3 how 1 just 5 felt 2 imagine 3 how 5 felt 6 when 6 when 9 began 7 that 8 egg 8 egg 9 began 9 began 10 to 10 to 11 slip 10 to 12 . do what he would , he couldn't get a better grip on it . 1 do 2 what 1 do 4 would 2 what 3 he 4 would 8 get 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 couldn't 7 couldn't 8 get 8 get 9 a 8 get 11 grip 9 a 10 better 11 grip 12 on 11 grip 14 . 12 on 13 it it slipped a wee bit more . 1 it 2 slipped 2 slipped 3 a 3 a 4 wee 4 wee 5 bit 5 bit 6 more 6 more 7 . blacky started down towards the ground . 1 blacky 3 down 2 started 3 down 3 down 5 the 4 towards 5 the 5 the 6 ground 6 ground 7 . but he wasn't quick enough . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 quick 4 quick 5 enough 5 enough 6 . striped [chipmunk] , watching [blacky] from the old stone wall , saw something white drop from [blacky] 's claws . 1 striped 13 something 3 , 4 watching 4 watching 8 old 6 from 7 the 7 the 8 old 8 old 12 saw 9 stone 11 , 10 wall 11 , 11 , 12 saw 12 saw 13 something 13 something 14 white 14 white 15 drop 14 white 18 's 15 drop 16 from 18 's 19 claws 19 claws 20 . he saw [blacky] dash after it and clutch at it only to miss it . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 4 dash 4 dash 5 after 4 dash 8 clutch 5 after 6 it 7 and 8 clutch 8 clutch 11 only 9 at 10 it 10 it 11 only 11 only 12 to 12 to 13 miss 13 miss 15 . 14 it 15 . then the white thing struck a branch of an old apple tree , bounced off and fell to the ground [.] 1 then 4 thing 2 the 3 white 3 white 4 thing 4 thing 11 apple 5 struck 6 a 6 a 7 branch 7 branch 9 an 7 branch 11 apple 8 of 9 an 9 an 11 apple 10 old 11 apple 11 apple 14 bounced 12 tree 13 , 13 , 14 bounced 14 bounced 20 ground 15 off 17 fell 15 off 20 ground 16 and 17 fell 18 to 19 the 19 the 20 ground blacky followed it . 1 blacky 2 followed 2 followed 3 it 3 it 4 . striped [chipmunk] stole very softly through the grass to see what [blacky] was doing . 1 striped 4 very 1 striped 10 see 3 stole 4 very 4 very 5 softly 5 softly 6 through 6 through 8 grass 7 the 8 grass 8 grass 9 to 10 see 11 what 10 see 14 doing 11 what 13 was 14 doing 15 . blacky was standing close beside a white thing that looked very much like an egg . 1 blacky 4 close 1 blacky 10 looked 2 was 3 standing 2 was 4 close 4 close 5 beside 5 beside 7 white 5 beside 10 looked 6 a 7 white 7 white 8 thing 8 thing 9 that 10 looked 15 egg 11 very 12 much 11 very 13 like 13 like 14 an 13 like 15 egg 15 egg 16 . he was looking at it with the queerest expression . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 looking 3 looking 4 at 3 looking 8 queerest 4 at 5 it 6 with 7 the 7 the 8 queerest 8 queerest 9 expression 9 expression 10 . he didn't . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 . that egg wasn't behaving right . 1 that 2 egg 2 egg 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 behaving 4 behaving 5 right 5 right 6 . it should have broken when it hit the branch of the apple tree . 1 it 3 have 2 should 3 have 3 have 4 broken 4 broken 5 when 4 broken 9 branch 5 when 6 it 7 hit 8 the 7 hit 9 branch 9 branch 10 of 9 branch 13 tree 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 apple 13 tree 14 . certainly it should have broken when he struck it that way with his bill . 1 certainly 2 it 1 certainly 7 he 2 it 4 have 3 should 4 have 4 have 5 broken 5 broken 6 when 7 he 8 struck 8 struck 9 it 8 struck 11 way 10 that 11 way 11 way 12 with 12 with 14 bill 13 his 14 bill 14 bill 15 . however was he to eat that egg , if he couldn't break the shell ? 1 however 2 was 1 however 7 egg 3 he 4 to 4 to 5 eat 5 eat 6 that 6 that 7 egg 7 egg 8 , 8 , 10 he 9 if 10 he 10 he 11 couldn't 11 couldn't 12 break 12 break 13 the 12 break 14 shell 14 shell 15 ? blacky didn't know . 1 blacky 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 . [chapter] [xxxii] [:] [what] [blacky] [did] [with] [the] [stolen] [egg] blacky was puzzled . 1 blacky 2 was 2 was 3 puzzled 3 puzzled 4 . he didn't know what to make of that egg he had stolen from [farmer] [brown] 's henhouse . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 3 know 1 he 4 what 2 didn't 3 know 4 what 5 to 4 what 6 make 6 make 9 egg 7 of 8 that 7 of 9 egg 9 egg 12 stolen 10 he 11 had 11 had 12 stolen 12 stolen 13 from 13 from 18 . 16 's 17 henhouse 17 henhouse 18 . it wasn't like any egg he ever had seen or even heard of . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 5 egg 3 like 4 any 4 any 5 egg 5 egg 7 ever 6 he 7 ever 7 ever 9 seen 8 had 9 seen 9 seen 10 or 10 or 11 even 11 even 14 . 12 heard 13 of 12 heard 14 . it was a beautiful-looking egg , and he had been sure that it would taste as good , quite as good as it looked . 1 it 2 was 1 it 17 good 2 was 3 a 2 was 4 beautiful-looking 4 beautiful-looking 5 egg 4 beautiful-looking 11 sure 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 he 7 and 11 sure 8 he 9 had 8 he 10 been 11 sure 14 would 12 that 13 it 13 it 14 would 14 would 15 taste 15 taste 16 as 17 good 19 quite 17 good 22 as 18 , 19 quite 19 quite 21 good 20 as 21 good 21 good 22 as 22 as 23 it 23 it 25 . 24 looked 25 . even now he wasn't sure that if he could only taste it , it would be all that he had hoped . 1 even 5 sure 1 even 15 would 2 now 3 he 3 he 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 sure 6 that 7 if 6 that 8 he 8 he 9 could 8 he 10 only 10 only 13 , 10 only 14 it 11 taste 13 , 12 it 13 , 14 it 15 would 15 would 21 hoped 16 be 20 had 17 all 18 that 18 that 19 he 19 he 20 had 20 had 21 hoped 21 hoped 22 . but how could he taste it , when he couldn't break that shell ? 1 but 2 how 1 but 6 it 2 how 3 could 3 could 4 he 4 he 5 taste 6 it 7 , 7 , 8 when 8 when 9 he 9 he 11 break 10 couldn't 11 break 11 break 13 shell 12 that 13 shell 13 shell 14 ? he never had heard of such a shell . 1 he 4 heard 2 never 4 heard 3 had 4 heard 4 heard 5 of 5 of 6 such 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 shell 8 shell 9 . he doubted if anybody else ever had , either . 1 he 3 if 2 doubted 3 if 3 if 4 anybody 4 anybody 5 else 4 anybody 9 either 5 else 6 ever 6 ever 7 had 8 , 9 either 9 either 10 . he had hammered at it with his stout bill until he was afraid that he would break [that] , instead of the egg . 1 he 3 hammered 1 he 17 break 2 had 3 hammered 3 hammered 10 until 4 at 10 until 5 it 6 with 6 with 9 bill 7 his 8 stout 8 stout 9 bill 9 bill 10 until 10 until 13 afraid 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 afraid 13 afraid 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 would 17 break 19 , 17 break 20 instead 19 , 20 instead 20 instead 24 . 21 of 22 the 21 of 23 egg 23 egg 24 . but the [old] [orchard] was not the place for him to work on that egg . 1 but 2 the 2 the 8 place 5 was 6 not 5 was 7 the 7 the 8 place 8 place 12 work 9 for 10 him 10 him 11 to 11 to 12 work 12 work 13 on 13 on 14 that 14 that 15 egg 15 egg 16 . in the first place , it was too near [farmer] [brown] 's house . 1 in 2 the 1 in 4 place 2 the 3 first 4 place 5 , 5 , 8 too 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 too 8 too 9 near 9 near 13 house 12 's 13 house 13 house 14 . this made [blacky] uneasy . 1 this 2 made 2 made 4 uneasy 4 uneasy 5 . you see , he had something of a guilty conscience . 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 had 2 see 4 he 3 , 4 he 5 had 6 something 6 something 7 of 7 of 8 a 8 a 9 guilty 9 guilty 10 conscience 10 conscience 11 . not that he felt at all a sense of having done wrong . 1 not 2 that 2 that 3 he 3 he 7 a 4 felt 6 all 4 felt 7 a 5 at 6 all 7 a 8 sense 8 sense 9 of 8 sense 10 having 10 having 12 wrong 11 done 12 wrong 12 wrong 13 . yet he wasn't at all sure that [farmer] [brown] 's boy would look at the matter quite that way . 1 yet 10 's 2 he 3 wasn't 3 wasn't 4 at 4 at 5 all 4 at 6 sure 6 sure 7 that 7 that 10 's 10 's 17 quite 11 boy 12 would 11 boy 17 quite 12 would 16 matter 13 look 14 at 14 at 15 the 15 the 16 matter 17 quite 20 . 18 that 19 way 19 way 20 . in fact , he had a feeling that [farmer] [brown] 's boy would call him a thief if he should be discovered with that egg . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 7 feeling 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 a 6 a 7 feeling 7 feeling 17 thief 8 that 11 's 8 that 13 would 11 's 12 boy 12 boy 13 would 13 would 14 call 14 call 15 him 14 call 16 a 16 a 17 thief 17 thief 19 he 17 thief 22 discovered 18 if 19 he 19 he 20 should 20 should 21 be 21 be 22 discovered 22 discovered 25 egg 23 with 24 that 24 that 25 egg 25 egg 26 . then , too , there were too many sharp eyes in the [old] [orchard] . 1 then 2 , 1 then 6 were 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 5 there 6 were 6 were 7 too 7 too 8 many 8 many 9 sharp 8 many 10 eyes 10 eyes 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 15 . he wanted to get away where he could be sure of being alone . 1 he 4 get 1 he 8 could 2 wanted 3 to 2 wanted 4 get 4 get 6 where 5 away 6 where 6 where 7 he 8 could 9 be 8 could 12 being 9 be 10 sure 10 sure 11 of 12 being 13 alone 12 being 14 . then if he couldn't break that shell , no one would be the wiser . 1 then 2 if 1 then 6 that 2 if 3 he 3 he 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 break 6 that 7 shell 7 shell 8 , 8 , 9 no 9 no 10 one 9 no 14 wiser 10 one 11 would 11 would 12 be 12 be 13 the 14 wiser 15 . but he is . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 4 . in fact , [blacky] is quite like a little child in this matter . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 7 like 5 is 6 quite 6 quite 7 like 7 like 12 this 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 child 10 child 11 in 11 in 12 this 12 this 13 matter 13 matter 14 . anything that is bright and shiny interests [blacky] right away . 1 anything 2 that 2 that 3 is 3 is 4 bright 4 bright 6 shiny 5 and 6 shiny 6 shiny 7 interests 6 shiny 9 right 9 right 11 . 10 away 11 . always their pockets are filled with all sorts of useless odds and ends which they have picked up here and [there] . 1 always 5 filled 2 their 3 pockets 3 pockets 4 are 4 are 5 filled 5 filled 6 with 5 filled 8 sorts 6 with 7 all 8 sorts 18 up 9 of 11 odds 10 useless 11 odds 11 odds 13 ends 12 and 13 ends 13 ends 15 they 14 which 15 they 15 they 16 have 16 have 17 picked 16 have 18 up 18 up 19 here 18 up 22 . 19 here 20 and 20 and 22 . blacky has no pockets , so he keeps his treasures of this kind in [a] secret hiding-place , a sort of treasure storehouse . 1 blacky 2 has 1 blacky 3 no 1 blacky 10 treasures 4 pockets 5 , 5 , 6 so 6 so 7 he 7 he 8 keeps 8 keeps 9 his 8 keeps 10 treasures 10 treasures 11 of 10 treasures 17 hiding-place 12 this 13 kind 13 kind 16 secret 13 kind 17 hiding-place 14 in 16 secret 16 secret 17 hiding-place 17 hiding-place 18 , 17 hiding-place 20 sort 18 , 19 a 20 sort 21 of 20 sort 24 . 22 treasure 23 storehouse 22 treasure 24 . 23 storehouse 24 . first [blacky] took this egg over near his home , and there he once more tried and tried and tried to break the shell . 1 first 8 his 1 first 9 home 3 took 4 this 3 took 7 near 4 this 5 egg 5 egg 6 over 5 egg 7 near 6 over 7 near 7 near 8 his 9 home 10 , 9 home 14 once 10 , 11 and 12 there 13 he 12 there 14 once 14 once 18 tried 15 more 16 tried 16 tried 17 and 16 tried 18 tried 18 tried 21 to 19 and 20 tried 20 tried 21 to 21 to 22 break 22 break 24 shell 23 the 24 shell 24 shell 25 . but the shell wouldn't break , not even when [blacky] quite lost his temper and hammered at it for all he was worth . 1 but 2 the 2 the 11 quite 3 shell 4 wouldn't 4 wouldn't 5 break 4 wouldn't 8 even 5 break 6 , 5 break 7 not 8 even 9 when 8 even 11 quite 11 quite 14 temper 12 lost 13 his 13 his 14 temper 14 temper 24 . 15 and 16 hammered 15 and 24 . 16 hammered 17 at 17 at 20 all 18 it 20 all 19 for 20 all 21 he 22 was 22 was 24 . 23 worth 24 . little by little [he] forgot that it was an egg . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 3 little 5 forgot 5 forgot 10 egg 6 that 8 was 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 an 9 an 10 egg 10 egg 11 . at least , he forgot that he wanted to eat it . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 forgot 4 he 8 wanted 5 forgot 6 that 6 that 7 he 8 wanted 9 to 9 to 10 eat 10 eat 11 it 10 eat 12 . he began to find pleasure in just looking at it . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 5 pleasure 4 find 5 pleasure 5 pleasure 7 just 6 in 7 just 7 just 8 looking 8 looking 9 at 8 looking 11 . 9 at 10 it it might not satisfy his stomach , but it certainly was very satisfying to his eyes . 1 it 2 might 1 it 7 , 2 might 3 not 3 not 4 satisfy 4 satisfy 6 stomach 5 his 6 stomach 7 , 8 but 8 but 12 very 9 it 11 was 10 certainly 11 was 11 was 12 very 12 very 13 satisfying 13 satisfying 14 to 14 to 15 his 15 his 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 . he was glad he hadn't been able to break that shell . 1 he 5 hadn't 2 was 3 glad 3 glad 4 he 4 he 5 hadn't 5 hadn't 8 to 6 been 7 able 7 able 8 to 8 to 9 break 9 break 10 that 10 that 12 . 11 shell 12 . once more he spread his black wings and flew down to the egg . 1 once 8 and 1 once 10 down 2 more 4 spread 2 more 6 black 3 he 4 spread 4 spread 5 his 6 black 7 wings 7 wings 8 and 9 flew 10 down 10 down 11 to 11 to 13 egg 12 the 13 egg 13 egg 14 . he cocked his head to one side and looked at it . 1 he 2 cocked 1 he 9 looked 2 cocked 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 to 6 one 7 side 7 side 8 and 8 and 9 looked 9 looked 10 at 9 looked 12 . 10 at 11 it he cocked his head to the other side and looked at it . 1 he 2 cocked 1 he 3 his 3 his 8 side 4 head 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 other 7 other 8 side 8 side 9 and 9 and 10 looked 10 looked 11 at 10 looked 13 . 11 at 12 it pretty , pretty , and all mine ! " 1 pretty 2 , 2 , 3 pretty 3 pretty 4 , 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 all 6 all 7 mine 7 mine 8 ! 8 ! 9 " than he craftily looked all about to make sure that no one was watching him . 1 than 6 about 2 he 3 craftily 2 he 4 looked 4 looked 5 all 4 looked 6 about 6 about 9 sure 7 to 8 make 8 make 9 sure 9 sure 11 no 10 that 11 no 11 no 16 . 12 one 13 was 13 was 14 watching 14 watching 15 him 15 him 16 . having made quite sure , he rolled the egg over and turned it around and admired it to his heart 's content . 1 having 4 sure 1 having 10 over 2 made 3 quite 3 quite 4 sure 4 sure 7 rolled 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 rolled 7 rolled 8 the 7 rolled 9 egg 10 over 14 around 10 over 18 to 11 and 12 turned 12 turned 13 it 12 turned 14 around 14 around 16 admired 15 and 16 admired 16 admired 17 it 18 to 23 . 19 his 20 heart 20 heart 21 's 20 heart 23 . 21 's 22 content 22 content 23 . at last he picked it up and carried it to his treasure-house and covered it over very carefully . 1 at 2 last 1 at 9 it 2 last 4 picked 3 he 4 picked 4 picked 6 up 5 it 6 up 6 up 7 and 7 and 8 carried 9 it 17 very 10 to 11 his 11 his 12 treasure-house 12 treasure-house 14 covered 13 and 14 covered 14 covered 15 it 14 covered 16 over 16 over 17 very 17 very 18 carefully 18 carefully 19 . blacky has had very many other adventures , but it would take another book to tell about all of them . 1 blacky 7 adventures 1 blacky 11 would 2 has 6 other 3 had 5 many 3 had 6 other 4 very 5 many 6 other 7 adventures 7 adventures 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 it 11 would 12 take 11 would 16 tell 12 take 13 another 12 take 15 to 13 another 14 book 14 book 15 to 15 to 16 tell 16 tell 17 about 16 tell 21 . 18 all 19 of 19 of 20 them 20 them 21 . that would be hardly fair to some of the other little people who also have had adventures and want them told to [you] . 1 that 5 fair 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 hardly 4 hardly 5 fair 5 fair 12 people 6 to 7 some 7 some 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 12 people 10 other 11 little 11 little 12 people 12 people 19 want 13 who 14 also 13 who 16 had 14 also 15 have 16 had 17 adventures 17 adventures 18 and 17 adventures 19 want 19 want 20 them 20 them 21 told 20 them 22 to 22 to 24 . end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [blacky] the [crow] [,] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 1 end 7 of 2 of 3 the 7 of 9 the